STILL ON THE OREGON COAST 11/3/2012

In Wayne's search to follow the sun and continually wear shorts, tee shirt and flip flops, he never thought he would end up wintering on the Oregon Coast.  But it is November and we are still here.  Though we have been up and down this beautiful coastline several times in the last couple months, we seem to be focusing in the Gold Beach area.  We resurrected out 1998 Camry that has been sitting at Wayne's brother's house for a few years to cheapen the fuel costs as we drive around looking for where to settle.  Our second favorite spot to sit for free is just north of the mouth of the Rogue River.  The first favorite place to sit for free is near Pistol River another 8 miles further south.

 Here. we can sit for a few days, without hook ups, have a beautiful view and it's free.

 The view out our dining room and living room windows, looking south west, are of the mouth and jetty of the magnificent Rogue River as it empties in to the Pacific Ocean.

 Looking south east out the same windows, we see the Gold Beach bridge spanning the breadth of the Rogue.

 And it's free!

But, sitting here without hook-ups and without a generator, eventually runs our batteries down.  And figuring we would be here awhile looking at houses and then figuring if we decide on a house and make an offer, we would be in the area a few months waiting for it to close, we decided we'd do something we haven't done in our travels...we paid for a site in an RV Park for three months and would stay in one place.

  We are permanently anchored until mid January of 2013 at Turtle Rock RV Park just a mile south of Gold Beach. Oregon.  This is our spot from which we go out to find what we are looking for.  We have even put out our new sign next to our trailer.  Wayne's bother's wife, Linda got this for us a few weeks back.  We are quite proud of it!

 A couple people have commented on it's unique beauty and our moniker we put on our fifth wheel, "Our Haven From Slavin' ".  This was the phrase Wayne's parents had painted on the back of their motorhome.

We have friends in the neighborhood that have entertained us while here on the coast.

 It is fascinating to watch these young bulls battle for the breeding rights of the herd.  Stan and Dave, I will not tell you where these are located!

 It is nice being just a couple yards from the beach where Hunter Creek enters into the Pacific Ocean.  This is looking back at the RV Park.  You can see part of our trailer under the bridge on the far right of the picture.

 We walk on the beach almost daily.  Here is Ann bundled up on one of those walks.  Behind her you can see Turtle Rock.  Can you see the turtle head and shell?

 This is the view from our back living room window, looking out where Ann was standing.

 We love walking.  The sound of the surf, the fresh air, the gulls flying overhead and the pelicans skimming along the tops of the waves all  make for a nice place to be.

 Ann is always looking for a curious piece of driftwood, shell or rock to bring back for her collection that is developing out on the picnic table.

 Wayne was sitting on a log while Ann wandered and when he turned around at the sound of Ann approaching, saw this shot, her being framed in the roots of the log.  Had to get a shot of it.

 Then one of us together without being framed in.

Anyway, so we are on the Oregon Coast, staying near Gold Beach, OR and we have finally made an offer on a house.  We are now waiting for things to clear with the bank and such.  We may or may not get it.