Pacific City, here we come!

Worship service was wonderful this morning, and my Sunday school class lesson went very well. When it was over, we went home, had lunch and loaded last minute items into Sadie.

We left home about 1:20 and headed out to highway 22. The weather was very cooperative. There was actually enough sunshine, when we left home, that we had to use our sunglasses. It was good to be on the road again. Jill was johnny-on-the-spot with the camera as we drove across the Willamette valley and into the coast range west of Dallas.

The sun lit up a hillside farm.

We have driven this route before, but it thrills us every time. There is so much to see.

Although it has been in decline for decades,
Oregon still has a forest products industry.

In winter, farmers plant their fields to reduce
erosion. I'm not sure what is planted in these fields.

We continued on past the valley and up into the Oregon Coast Range. I guess we were too entranced by the beauty of the rain forest to remember to take photos. The road is narrow and winds through the hills. Driving this stretch with and 8 foot wide vehicle requires a good deal of concentration. As we crested the summit of the pass, we began to encounter some mist, which became heavier, the closer we got to the coast.

At last, we arrived in Pacific City at the Cape Kiwanda RV Resort. We were assigned to space A22, and within minutes we were parked, leveled, hooked up, and had cable TV and wi-fi internet; all in time for the Super Bowl kick off. Jill made popcorn, and we settled in for the game. We both kept remarking how much fun it is to be back aboard Sadie, with some new scenery to enjoy.

While I was checking in with the park, Jill wandered over to the store area and purchased a fresh Dungeness crab for our dinner. Can you say, "Decadence?" Stay tuned. Tomorrow, we will explore the town and, we hope, the beach...weather permitting. Yet to come is using the hot tub, dining at the Doryland Pizza Parlor and the Pelican Brew Pub.