2016.... The rest of the year

May 2016 - January 2017

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- May 16, 2016
- ☁️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 686 ft
- United States Oregon Clackamas County Kelso Welling Reservoir 45.42163, -122.3056545°25’18” N 122°18’20” W
Home Base
May 16, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
We've spent the last 10 days at our home base, located on Randy's mom and dad's property in Boring, catching up on medical and dental appointments, sorting through 4+ months of mail, visiting family and taking in a Livewire show with the kids.Read more
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- May 21, 2016
- ⛅ 57 °F
- Altitude: 13 ft
- United States Oregon Douglas County Winchester Bay Salmon Harbor East Basin 43.67706, -124.1748443°40’37” N 124°10’29” W
Day 5
Winchester Bay, Oregon
May 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F
On 5/17 we journeyed south to Coburg to have service work done on the motorhome. Tires rotated, front end aligned and other maintenance/repair issues. Our home on wheels is now running and driving like a dream.😊
Friday the 20th we headed west to Winchester Bay RV Park for the Stallard Family Reunion (Randy's mom's side of the family) . The park is beautiful and is managed by Randy's cousin, Paul. It was wonderful reuniting with the Stallard clan....they really know how to party!Read more
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- May 22, 2016
- ☁️ 55 °F
- Altitude: 686 ft
- United States Oregon Clackamas County Kelso Welling Reservoir 45.42163, -122.3056545°25’18” N 122°18’20” W
Day 6
Home Base
May 22, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Back to Boring, from Winchester Bay, for 5 nights. Went out for dinner and drinks with Liz and Mark, girls night out for Debbie with Jan and Terri and visited folks at the cemetaries with Kelsie.
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- May 30, 2016
- ☀️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 892 ft
- United States Washington Skamania County Saint Martins Hot Springs Berge Reservoir 45.73211, -121.7615145°43’56” N 121°45’41” W
Day 14
Timberlake Campground
May 30, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Friday 5/27 we met our good friends Chad and Leslie and Dean and Lesa at Timberlake Campground for Memorial Day weekend. Chad and Leslie hosted their annual smoked Porkfest Saturday night...absolutely delicious as usual. Sunday we prepared leftovers over the campfire in our pie irons. Monday we took a drive into Hood River and O'Dell. Had a flight at Foxtail Cider...😋Read more
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- Jun 7, 2016
- ☀️ 90 °F
- Altitude: 1,598 ft
- United States Oregon Jefferson County Willow Creek 44.6735, -121.2328644°40’25” N 121°13’58” W
Day 22
Lake Simtustus RV Resort
June 7, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
Departed Timberlake on May 31st. We had a beautiful drive over the Cascades to Lake Simtustus RV Resort where we settled into our lakefront site to begin our month long stay of boating, fishing, smoking fish and especially connecting with friends old and new.
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- Jun 30, 2016
- ☀️ 79 °F
- Altitude: 1,611 ft
- United States Oregon Jefferson County Willow Creek 44.67375, -121.2331344°40’26” N 121°13’59” W
Day 45
Lake Simtustus
June 30, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
After a week of fishing and partying we bid adieu to our camping buddies, and former neighbors, Leslie and Chad. Randy's mom and dad, Sharon and Larry, and our kids, Kelsie and Kyle as well as Kyle's girlfriend Kelly joined us for Father's Day. Weather wasn't great but we still managed to have a great time. My sister Marcia visited for two nights and prepared delicious meals for us... a perk of having a professional chef in the family! We also celebrated Randy's birthday... thanks for the boat mimosas and yummy dinners Kathy, Jim and Dick. Gorgeous scenery, fantastic fishing and awesome wildlife...a great kickoff to summer during our month at Lake Simtustus!Read more
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- Jul 20, 2016
- ☀️ 72 °F
- Altitude: 358 ft
- United States Oregon Lane County Coburg Daniels Creek 44.14447, -123.0586744°8’40” N 123°3’31” W
Day 65
"Camp Monaco"
July 20, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Back at Home Base in Boring for 3 nights then to Coburg Oregon for motorhome service and upgrades. New gas cooktop, residential refrigerator and shock absorbers installed! Ended up staying in Coburg over two weeks waiting for diagnosis, inspection and authorization by warranty company, parts delivery. We spent our days visiting and comiserating with our fellow RVers at "Camp Monaco", going to Eugene's excellent farmer's market, driving up the McKenzie River to Blue River Lake, buying bread at the Camas Country Mill Store and Bakery, shampooing and clipping Kuma and taking many walks. As always we met new friends during our stay including Rod, a former jet fighter pilot, and Mona, a Las Vegas singer, as well as Renee, a former winter site manager at Admunsen Station South Pole... some of the most interesting folks we've met during our travels.Read more
So good to hear from you, and sounds like you are having a fun summer. I want to give that sweet face a PET!! (no, not you Debbie lol!!!!)
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- Jul 24, 2016
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 686 ft
- United States Oregon Clackamas County Kelso Welling Reservoir 45.42163, -122.3056545°25’18” N 122°18’20” W
Day 69
Friends and Birthdays
July 24, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Back to home base July 20th. Girls night out with Jan and Terri. Happy Hour with Gary and Barbara...good times with good friends. Met Logan, Jada and Brian's newest addition... a precious little guy. Randy went with Kyle when he bought his, new to him, 2013 Camry.
We celebrated Kelsie's 30th birthday on July 24th. Randy prepared some delicious ribs on his new smoker and Sharon made an awesome peanut butter chocolate cake... YUM 😋. We played gonadatoss, aka ladder ball, team Kelsie and Debbie lost but did manage to toss the balls into a tree.Read more
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- Jul 29, 2016
- ☀️ 70 °F
- Altitude: 16 ft
- United States Washington San Juan County Friday Harbor Brown Island 48.53671, -123.0031948°32’12” N 123°0’11” W
Day 74
Brown Island Fun
July 29, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Following Kelsie's birthday celebration we traveled north and boondocked at the Tacoma Camping World. Got an early start Monday morning and headed to the Fidalgo Bay RV Resort, parked the motorhome then took the ferry from Anacortes to Friday Harbor where our friends Gary and Carrie took us to their vacation home on beautiful Brown Island. We had a fantastic time hiking, kayaking, crabbing, visiting Wescott Bay as well as Roche and Friday Harbors and especially savoring Gary's delicious meals. We couldn't have had a better stay... good friends, good food, good drink, good times! Many thanks Gary and Carrie, you're the best!Read more
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- Aug 1, 2016
- ⛅ 68 °F
- Altitude: 1,138 ft
- Canada British Columbia Campbell Creek 50.65448, -120.0760350°39’16” N 120°4’34” W
Day 77
Kamloops, British Columbia
August 1, 2016 in Canada ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
We enjoyed a lovely ferry ride back to Anacortes, spent Friday night at Fidalgo Bay Resort, then were up early to cruise northeast to Kamloops. Headed to Costco for provisions... love the exchange rate😀$!
Sunday we took a walking tour of historic downtown Kamloops...😐 not too much going on as it's a national holiday and most shops and museums are closed. We did take an long bike ride on the Kamloops River Trail along the North and South Thompson Rivers through Pioneer, McArthur Island and Riverside parks, then treated ourselves to ice cream! A perfect day for exploring.
Monday we strolled through the Secwepemc Heritage Park and around the old Kamloops Indian Residential School. We'd hoped to tour the museum but it was closed for the holiday. We did talk to a security staff person who told us some hair-raising ghost stories about the school.
http://www.secwepemcmuseum.com/plan-your-visit/…
We finished our day of touring with a delicious japanese meal at Sushi Royal Tokyo.Read more
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