August 2010 Camping Trip - #1

One of our enjoyable summertime camping areas is along the Oregon coast. Beautiful scenery, lot's of fun shops to browse, and fantastic sea food (if you know where to go) for a quick lunch or sit down dinner. The added bonus of camping along the coast in the summer, is that the temperatures can be 30 - 40 degrees cooler than in the Willamette Valley just 50 miles inland. We actually got lucky on this camping trip, and had temperatures in the high 60's to low 70's with blue sky and sunshine. The afternoon wind made an appearance every day, but it was ideal conditions for spending time with loved ones at the beach.

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Our Campsite - D14

Our son and daughter-in-law (Kevin & McKenzie) just recently purchased a used trailer (new for them), and were actually camped already at South Beach, but encouraged us to come join in with them on their "maiden voyage", so we did. Kevin and I got to cover all the "Guy" stuff with trailers, and Karen and McKenzie covered all the "Women" stuff (what ever was left over). :-)

Kevin & McKenzie's New Trailer


A 2007 Fleetwood Mallard Sport 18
(Complete with Oregon State Beaver Stickers!)

When we weren't covering the finer points of RVing or relaxing, we took in the sites in the Old Town sections of Newport, OR. We watched the California Sea-lions on the boat docks, gazed at salt-water taffy being made, had some ice cream and cruised the waterfront shops.

Kevin & McKenzie checking out the sea-lions

Nap time in the Sun


McKenzie & Karen were just like two kid's in a candy shop


And here's what they were watching... the salt-water taffy being rolled and wrapped into small bite size pieces


A beautiful day at the bay in Newport, OR

Of course we also made sure we "watered" Abby, and enjoyed some fine dinners together back at camp. Kevin & McKenzie impressed us with some fine Dutch-Oven Chicken Enchiladas, and Karen and I reciprocated with some Bar-B-Qued steak. Food tastes so much better outside!

Watering Abby

Dutch-Oven Chicken Enchiladas

Steaks on the Barbie

On another day, we toured the Rogue Brewery located on the Newport Bay, and came away with "interesting" refreshments for happy hour. Below are the pint samples we tried: Honey Orange Wheat Ale, Northwestern Ale, OREgasmic Ale, and a Chocolate Stout.

Two of the four pints we bought


The last two pints

One of the last teaching's for Kevin & McKenzie's new trailer, was the proper use of the Dump Station. As all first times go... it was an "eye opener", but luckily no problems occurred (no drips no run's and no errors)! It was a successful emptying of both the Black & Grey Water tanks.

Connecting the hose for the first time

Unfortunately... with every camping trip, an end to all the fun must come. Kevin & McKenzie had to return back home with work calling the next day, and Karen and I returned to the last of our summer projects for the house and yard. It was fun helping both Kevin & McKenzie get started on their trailer camping experiences, and both of us enjoyed the excitement McKenzie & Kevin shared with dreams of their future trips. :-)

Life's a Beach... take time to walk bare-foot in the sand!

Happy Trails and smooth sailing on your next adventures...

Gary & Karen, and Abby Too