THE THREE OF US AND 2 RATS: Vacation!

Since meeting Elly, we’ve taken numerous short trips- an hour or so away, with the longest being for a couple of nights…. but we haven’t taken an extended vacation. So this was the year- it’s been planned since January. Two weeks off with a week of it on the road.

As the dates neared, our original plan seemed too ambitious. Too many hours in the car, not enough breaks and what would be too tight a timeline. Credit Tina with what turned out to be a great trip.

We drove south, with no real destination other than we needed to make Crescent City, CA eventually. In Roseburg, we side tripped to the wildlife safari, got some great organic beef jerky from a place I just happened to see up and off the main highway, and took a leisurely dinner at the only Restaurant, (i.e. not fast food), around. Then we pushed on to the campground.

We stayed in a “Kabin” and used Crescent City as a base camp for several days, which worked well. We did several trips into Redwoods NP (driving and hiking), walked and climbed on the beaches, took in the lighthouses and history, played in the Smith River, went to a Farmer’s Market, and of course had camp fires and cooked on our camp stove.

We met a man from England in the campground. Nice fellow who was on his Harley with his better half on an extended tour of Canada/US. Elly liked him, probably because of his accent. He had recently had several friends come down with cancer, and decided to retire early and travel as a result. He was nearing the end of a month-long tour of the states and Canada. He wasn’t sure what he was going to do on returning home, but said “It’ll work out”. Safe travels Bob!

On the way home, we made a quick trip through Crater Lake NP. I had planned to do some riding or hiking there, but the way it worked out, we got pressed for time. But now I know how far it is, and know what I want to do there next time.

All in all, a great trip!