“Please document this, Mom.” Niko’s sweet and emphatic request, since I have not yet documented my earlier years’ adventures (communes, Berkley sit-ins, etc in the 60’s and 70’s) for him, Brooke and Clear! So I will attempt to record this new adventure as Ken and I take to the road in our 26’ RV trailer.

This second night on the Wilson River near the Oregon coast finds us listening to Diana Krall, a favorite jazz artist, enjoying the warmth of our sun-kissed faces – having spent the day on the sunny & windy beach at Oceanside. Super low tide allowed access to an area of monoliths whose bases are encrusted in huge mussels, barnacles and orange and purple star fish…all clinging to the rocks waiting for the return of the salty brine they call home. Adventurers, discovering the presence of these creatures and exploring the numerous hiding places holding these treasures from the sea, giggling and squealing with delight filled the area with energy and joy. Others taking photos – oh did I mention that I left my camera back at the RV? Duh. Too bad, no pictures to post tonight. Hopefully I’ll get back there again.

We ate brie, olive tapenade, bread and fruit for lunch like yesterday and grilled kabobs on our mini weber grill for dinner...yummy. Getting used to the new kitchen and what I’ll need on the trip. I had the luxury of watching the last hour of stage 7 of the Tour de France this afternoon. Hooray for the Isle of Man rider. Most of our planned sites will not include cable - a good thing. Ken visited with a neighboring RVer couple who have been at it for 6 years!! Holy Toledo that’s a long time. They shared bits of knowledge they’ve learned over the years that are invaluable to us a newbys!!

Tomorrow we undo everything we did to set up camp, which went smoothly so we expect it will go quickly and relatively easily and head home to continue packing up our belongings that will go into storage on the 20th. We leave on the 27th and plan on traveling the highways and byways of our beloved USA. National and State parks here we come! I will not forget my camera!