We've been home for several days now and I have nearly gotten
"Rocinante" winterized ... gosh, it is harder to unload a mini motor
home than it is to load one! We spent 10 nights down at the coast and
enjoyed stays in two campgrounds, Kilchis River and Barview Jetty. We
have come to the conclusion that these are now two of our favorite
places to kick back and relax.
Our little venture was
relatively quiet ... not many people go camping in late September, at
least not in county campgrounds. Nehalem Bay State Campground was
"packed" when we stopped by there ... but we did not care for that
campground. It has several modules of campsites, but the sites are so
close to each other that there is NO illusion of any privacy; the sites
are packed tighter than vacuum sealed hot dogs!
We did
stop by Fort Stevens State camp ground (outside of Astoria, Oregon and
on our way home), which was also at least 50% occupied on Sunday, and it
was not bad, sites were close to each other but in some modules the
illusion of privacy was evident. We'll probably spend a couple of
nights there in 2013. The rates at Fort Stevens were about $27 with RV
hookup.
However, just across from Fort Stevens is a KOA
Campground ... that actually delivers Pizza (and other foods from their
restaurant) direct to your site! Cost per night? $67 - Ouch! And ...
it really didn't have that great of sites ... most kinda bare and out in the
open. Jim and I tend to like sites that are surrounded by foliage;
gives off an aura of your own personal space.
I did get
one little ACEO completed ... its a surprise for MaddyRose ... I put it
in the mail so hopefully she has received it by now. It was of Dilly
Boy aka Dillywink showing off the walking stick he made for himself
while we were camping ... Dilly Boy asked me to share it with you ...
He
was quite excited about his finished piece. He had found a stick with
character, stripped off the bark, sanded and polished it all by
himself! He is turning out to be quite the little camper!
Earlier this past week, I finished a drawing I had begun at the onset of September ... it is from a
photo of our second granddaughter with a fish ... I saw a frog and a
princess ...
I
scanned the illustration during the times I was working on it and am
going to make a WIP (Work in progress) slide show video shortly. When I
have finished it, I'll share a link with you.
Hope you are all well and happy!
Karen Anne aka IrelandBrady
