Blogs from Oregon, United States, North America - page 119

Candy has done a wonderful job keeping you all updated so far, thanks to her as I would never be able to do it as well as she has. She has covered most of what we have done in detail so I will not back track over it again. I just wanted to say Hello to you all. I’m sorry about saying it that way, out here it is “ Hello to You’s guys”. So here are my thoughts after 13 days on the road. Every morning as I put the RV in gear to take off, I hear it in my mind-- that famous song that plays over and over …. “Highway to Hell” by AC/DC (because most roads out here suck and I’m not a morning person and don’t like to be bumped ... read more

Really am going to miss this Portland summer. There seems to be this universal understanding that Portland is just dreary all the time. Well it is not. The summers here, which start around the end of June, are simply amazing. It is about 76 degrees just slightly overcast and a 70 degree breeze is blowing through out of the west at about 5mph. Idyllic. I am in the back yard, just finished the last of the yard work, sitting in the rocker. If it wasn't for the mowers running it would feel like my own personal park. We have been packing up and getting ready for our move and road trip. So far so good. The POD is here, 16ftx7x7 and that needs to hold everything we are going to move. It will be close, but ... read more

Well, we survived last night in Silver Lake, Washington and awoke to a brand new day. We planned on going up to Mount St. Helens and then over to the lava tubes. Before we could head out, Tim had to settle up with the owners and decide which route to take. It didn't take him long to route a course for us and we were soon on our way. Not long into the drive everyone starts yelling for breakfast. There was absolutely nothing in sight, no restaurants, gas stations, etc. I guess we didn't realize how barren it would be in this area but, it does make sense that no one would want to live close to an active volcano. Our options were very slim, actually there were no options other than to eat in the ... read more

Endelig er den udspændte elastik tilbage i ikke-udspændt tilstand: Vi er nået vor rejses mål, Oregon. At køre de sidste kilometer op gennem den smukke stat gav os en følelse af at komme hjem; for første gang på vores lang tur at genkende byer og landskab - fantastisk. Og mødet med vennerne her, John og Karen, familien og vennerne heromkring er bare vidunderligt. Børnene - de yngste i hvert fald - strøg direkte ind på de kendte værelser og fandt sager frem, de ikke har leget med i et par år. Gensynet med Emily var stort for alle. Flere gange har Jeppe og Signe sagt, hvor de savner Emily, der har boet hos os det sidste år. Vi har lige fejret Johns fødselsdag i dag og i morgen skal vi køre til kysten og være et ... read more

Ditched the city chaos to return to my beautiful home state of Oregon for a week's vacation. I think the world of Seattle, but do frequently feel claustrophobic in the city. The fresh sea air and open spaces were a perfect remedy. Few places compare to the Pacific Northwest in natural beauty, and I feel lucky to live here. In all my travels I have never really found anywhere I have been more in love with than the Oregon Coast. A true Oregonian never utters the phrase “I am going to the beach” (unless of course she is going on vacation to California). The only place Oregonians go is “the coast”. I suppose that is because a beach implies somewhere one lays in the sun, and in Oregon it is rarely sunny and usually too windy ... read more