Bye-bye Sisters, hello Oregon Coast!

The journey from Sisters, over the Cascade Mountains, in Central Oregon, on a gorgeous April morning, turned out to be bright and beautiful. It was a glorious day!

We had not fully anticipated how treacherous the winding curves, steep descents and scary drop-offs that we would have to navigate after we summited the Santiam Pass could have been. We were just so focused on getting over the Pass. Fortunately the roads were very clear and once we descended the mountains, crossed the busy I5 and dropped into Albany then the flats of Corvallis, we were itching to catch our first glimpse of the ocean.

Our next stop was in Newport, Oregon at the Thousand Trails site called Whaler's Rest.

On arrival we requested a full hook up site with the best opportunity for a strong wifi signal, especially for Henry. We were directed up a steep hill and we spent at least 20 minutes trying to back into a very tight site. We ended up shifting over to a neighboring site so we could gain extra leverage to safely manouver the trailer and park her up safely.

As I began setting up the trailer on the inside, Kim began setting everything up the trailer on the outside. He quickly discovered the standing water pipe was leaking, spraying both him and the surrounding area with water. It quickly became waterlogged and exceedingly muddy. We were parked in a bog.

We asked to move sites and found a lovely pull through site on the other side of the road. We quickly settled in. 

The site was within walking distance of the Lost Creek Beach, so I set off after dinner, with Ollie scampering along beside me, to potter through the woods, cross the road and to run wild on the beach. We while enjoy the scorching evening sunset.

After a mellow and misty Autumnal journey across the top of the Cascade Mountains, peaking at Santiam Pass and a sprinkle of snow, we descended into Sisters, Oregon and our next campsite at the Sisters Rodeo Ground, about five miles south of the quaint little town. Rainbows marked our arrival.

We were excited to rest in Sisters for three weeks and enjoy Thanksgiving.

​Kim was especially looking forward to catching up with a dear friend, Dawn, who he had worked with for many years at Intel. Not only had she been a steadfast friend to Kim, she had always been a very kind friend to Henry and me, supplying us with baked goods galore over the years. Banana bread was a particular favorite. We were also excited to explore the adventurous town of nearby Bend, a young, outdoorsy, trendy Oregon town.