Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding: in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

On The Move

 

We left our little spot (key word little) at Leone’s the end of July.  It lacked shade which made the motor home a pretty hot box during those high temp days. 

We moved out to the archery range in Lacomb, which is 8 miles North of Lebanon.  It is a glorious area all shaded with oak trees and completely private with tons of room for the trailer and quads.  We were range hosts which consisted of checking people to make sure they were members when they came out to shoot.

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Gary had sold most of his archery equipment in all of our garage sales, so got a used bow from one of the guys.  There is no way we could stay here without being able to shoot.  The trails are groomed so it made it great for walking.

He is working for Knife River but hard to get 5 days in a row.  It is hard to believe the summer is going by so quickly.  We are hoping to head South the middle of September.  We want to go thru Utah to ride on our way.

Last week Oregon Mainline called with work in Tillamook for at least 2 weeks.  We decided it would be a good push to end the season as the job is 12 hours a day.  Brutal for Gary, but for a short period of time he was game to go.

One advantage of living full time in the motor home is there is no packing and unpacking when you need to move, however we had a lot of outside STUFF.  I indulged in several large flower pots and a hanger.  Sharon was kind enough to keep the large ones and we packed up the rest.  Had to load everything else in the trailer which we left at the range.

We took the truck over first to check out RV parks.  Gary really wanted to make one trip with me driving the motor home, but never having driven this one I balked.  Parked the truck at the site for the plant which is in the middle of a dairy field.  See cows in the field.

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We took the motor home and pickup over the next day and I did drive for several miles to get the feel of this one.  Much harder to steer than the Dutch Star so I heard a lot of “Get off the fog line” which is usually what I hear when I drive.  The traffic was horrible so Gary took over for which I was grateful.

We found a great Rv spot 5 miles from the job.  Tucked in the trees just off 101.  A creek, lots of flowers – I am happy.  There is lots of opportunity to do yard work as quite a few weeds in the flower beds.  The owners are happy to let you dive in so worked on it yesterday.

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We drove in so the front window is facing trees and the creek rather than the road.  It is very private.  We drove over to the coast on Sunday, a beautiful day and did some picture taking.  Has been very hot in the valley so we are enjoying the cool of the coast.

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So the plan is to be here for 2 weeks, or until the job is done.  We never know what will happen with construction but that is what  makes it the adventure.

2 comments:

  1. above, per google translate:
    Identification of the problem is equivalent to half of the problem has been solved
    hm-m-m
    emjoy your summer!!
    -d

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  2. Hi Barb! The last time I checked your blog there wasn't anything new since last spring in Nevada. I lost track of you! The cell # I have is no longer working and YOUR HOUSE SOLD! That is so wonderful. The pictures are great. Love the NEW house--moving out in style. It does rather sound like you are living the dream, especially this last spot parked among the trees. Miss you, Love you and hope you are having a wonderful life. Charlene (Oh yes, now the doc wants me to work 6 1/2 more years . . . Hmmmmm.)

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