Today took us further north up the coast of Oregon. Although we didn't have that far to go, it took us all day as we enjoyed quite a few stops along the way.
First stop was brunch at "Pig'n'Pancakes" - what a name for a food outlet!! After recharging our battries we moved on and soon stopped at a spectacular section of coast where the sea was putting on a great show. Jordan took the opportunity to do some 'mountain climbing', which was rather precarious at places - at least to his parents :-). There was quite a drop over the edge of the rocks into the sea. All in all though it was very beautiful seeing the ocean display it's power, especially from our point of relative safety!
A bit further north found us admiring some lovely homes which enjoyed amazing views, as many homes along this section of coast do.
And one other stop which took us completely by surprise happened when we saw amazing shoots of sea coming up over a sea wall bordering on a small town. It turns out a natural blow hole had formed which sent the sea shooting metres into the sky - very spectacular!!
We finally pulled into the KOA here at Astoria around 5pm - and what a campground!! It has an indoor heated pool, a spa pool, mini golf, 3 playgrounds, volleyball, and free pancakes between 7am and 10am! As you can imagine we have one very happy little boy. On the way in we noticed what turned out to be a 42' RV. We popped down and had a chat to Frank who is the proud owner. He absolutely loves it, had it since 2006. Says it is a dream to drive, and you don't need a special licence (in the US at least).
I've been thinking more about whether we go with a motorhome or 5th Wheeler for the longer term. There is the 'problem' with motorhomes that you don't have a seperate vehicle for exploring when camped. However we haven't really found that an issue as it literally takes 5 mins to get ready to go on the road. We also haven't had any situations yet where we want to go somewhere and there isn't a parking spot big enough (ours is 30').
Having thought about all that, at this point I would go with a motorhome, towing a small car behind, which is the configuration we see probably 20 times a day with travellers on the road. Very few caravans in the US. Mostly motorhomes, less 5th wheelers, and rarely caravans.
Janine and I are loving this trip, but are both of the opinion that this one is like our scouting mission, seeking out the sights that we will come back and visit properly on a longer trip next year.
Anyway, enough for tonight. I'll be back tomorrow to fill you in on the details of day 11!!
First stop was brunch at "Pig'n'Pancakes" - what a name for a food outlet!! After recharging our battries we moved on and soon stopped at a spectacular section of coast where the sea was putting on a great show. Jordan took the opportunity to do some 'mountain climbing', which was rather precarious at places - at least to his parents :-). There was quite a drop over the edge of the rocks into the sea. All in all though it was very beautiful seeing the ocean display it's power, especially from our point of relative safety!
A bit further north found us admiring some lovely homes which enjoyed amazing views, as many homes along this section of coast do.
And one other stop which took us completely by surprise happened when we saw amazing shoots of sea coming up over a sea wall bordering on a small town. It turns out a natural blow hole had formed which sent the sea shooting metres into the sky - very spectacular!!
We finally pulled into the KOA here at Astoria around 5pm - and what a campground!! It has an indoor heated pool, a spa pool, mini golf, 3 playgrounds, volleyball, and free pancakes between 7am and 10am! As you can imagine we have one very happy little boy. On the way in we noticed what turned out to be a 42' RV. We popped down and had a chat to Frank who is the proud owner. He absolutely loves it, had it since 2006. Says it is a dream to drive, and you don't need a special licence (in the US at least).
I've been thinking more about whether we go with a motorhome or 5th Wheeler for the longer term. There is the 'problem' with motorhomes that you don't have a seperate vehicle for exploring when camped. However we haven't really found that an issue as it literally takes 5 mins to get ready to go on the road. We also haven't had any situations yet where we want to go somewhere and there isn't a parking spot big enough (ours is 30').
Having thought about all that, at this point I would go with a motorhome, towing a small car behind, which is the configuration we see probably 20 times a day with travellers on the road. Very few caravans in the US. Mostly motorhomes, less 5th wheelers, and rarely caravans.
Janine and I are loving this trip, but are both of the opinion that this one is like our scouting mission, seeking out the sights that we will come back and visit properly on a longer trip next year.
Anyway, enough for tonight. I'll be back tomorrow to fill you in on the details of day 11!!
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