The world is like a mirror; frown at it, and it frowns at you. Smile and it smiles, too.
Well, we woke up this morning, bags were packed, Duchess was settled in with her nephew
(Titan, the Great Dane) and we were ready to go. We actually had two destinations in mind. One was north towards Seattle. The other was just down to the coast around Lincoln City. We weren’t quite sure but it didn’t really matter other than they were in opposite directions of each other. One was due north and the other was due south.
Oregon Coast ----
Our first stop was taking Justin to his college. He’s class Vice President and along with the title also comes a paid job. I had a job in college too. However, I was never paid minimum wage for it. The pay was way below that because they could. I did it because I desperately needed the cash. I would have loved minimum wage … even then.
I can’t really tell you what morning this was I woke up all ready to go someplace because if I 
did, you’d know how far behind I am on blogging. Anyway, by the time we locked up the motorhome we still hadn’t decided where we were going. Oh, we’ve been both places but just not recently. The motorhome wasn’t going with this. This was just a vacation for a couple of days or so.
--- Hammond Marina
However, the day didn’t exactly work out like we planned even though it wasn’t really planned. By the time we dropped off Justin and started heading towards the freeway, the rest of the plans were jiggling too. Why go anyplace for a day or two? Why not just go to Seaside with the whole kit and caboodle the next day? So, back to the motorhome to check out availability of RV reservations. With a little help from the ranger at the park, we were able to confirm a little over a week at the coast … and that’s where we decided to go.
Actually, the reason for the change was because Terry was flying to Phoenix for another appointment but would be back on Friday. Lee and his family had already planned on heading to the coast on the weekend for a little boating, fishing and crabbing. We were supposed to Titan-sit so we decided to do it at the coast with them! What fun this will be!
Viewpoint over Longview bridge ---
As I mentioned in a previous blog. Hammond, Oregon is right at the edge of Ft. Stevens State Park and Astoria. There is a nice marina there and it is just a few minutes run to buoy 10 where the fish hide …. or, where we’ve been told they are. You can also fish here at the mouth of the Columbia with either an Oregon or Washington fishing license. And, the Washington out-of-state license is much, much cheaper. In addition, a small RV park is there.
So, Terry and I loaded up the motorhome and moved to Seaside leaving Duchess behind. It was just a one-night thing for her since I had to drop Terry at the airport the next day and planned on picking her up. One more night sleeping with Titan for her.
--- Cannon Beach
It isn’t a long drive but it sure is a pretty one. And, at the coast …. well, that’s where we’re at right now. And, for how long? We don't know but maybe a couple nights or maybe a week. We'll just have to see.
Oh .. and Sabrina sold my Canon camera so no more procrastinating as now I need to figure out what I want to replace it.
