Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 16:18:23 -0400
From: Eddiehintz@aol.com
Subject: Trip Report: Oregon
Hey now,
Crossed over into OR yesterday, in a rainstorm. A happy note-my
hard work at sealing the engine compartment paid off. 2 hours into
driving in the rain, I popped the back lid, and the engine was still
dry and dusty from yesterday's off road adventures.
I forgot to mention in my last trip report that we had our first
mechanical failure of the trip in Fort Bragg. When I got into the bus
at Payless drugs and shut the door, the driver's side rearview mirror
fell down and broke.
Anyway, the rain continued. And continued. And
continued. We checked out the mailboat rides at Gold Beach, but at
$30/ea they were out of our budget for this trip. We'll do it next
time. We got to go through Brookings OR, where my great grandmother
lived, and through Bandon, where my quasi-step-dad was stationed in
the Coast Guard. And of course the scenery was wonderful. Much like
that of PCH in northern CA, where the forests dip down to the cliffs
and the shore, and rocks stick out in defiance of the unrelenting
Pacific surf, to be engulfed at high tide. Beautiful it was, but too
wet to camp. So we headed inland at highway 38, and found a motel
just off I5 in Cottage Grove. It was cheap, and they let us fire up
the BBQ in back, so we could cook up our camp food. And send all my
email... ;-) We are now on I5 just north of Eugene, heading for
Portland and my step-sister's residence. From there I will
establish a home base to find a new rearview mirror,
and perhaps a few westy knick-nacks from a local junkyard. Our next
stop after Portland should be Tobin & Christa's in Vancouver, to
start off the Crazy VW Top of the World Tour... Northward Ho!!
Peace,
Eddie
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Anyway, the rain continued. And continued. And
continued. We checked out the mailboat rides at Gold Beach, but at
$30/ea they were out of our budget for this trip. We'll do it next
time. We got to go through Brookings OR, where my great grandmother
lived, and through Bandon, where my quasi-step-dad was stationed in
the Coast Guard. And of course the scenery was wonderful. Much like
that of PCH in northern CA, where the forests dip down to the cliffs
and the shore, and rocks stick out in defiance of the unrelenting
Pacific surf, to be engulfed at high tide. Beautiful it was, but too
wet to camp. So we headed inland at highway 38, and found a motel
just off I5 in Cottage Grove. It was cheap, and they let us fire up
the BBQ in back, so we could cook up our camp food. And send all my
email... ;-) We are now on I5 just north of Eugene, heading for
Portland and my step-sister's residence. From there I will
establish a home base to find a new rearview mirror,
and perhaps a few westy knick-nacks from a local junkyard. Our next
stop after Portland should be Tobin & Christa's in Vancouver, to
start off the Crazy VW Top of the World Tour... Northward Ho!!