Coastal blahs

I have had enough of the coastal weather season. Showers and foggy today, a day to watch from the inside, depleting electricity that is not being replenished by the solar panels.. It is too rainy to walk to the Casino for coffee! I will probably head south down the coast tomorrow, rain or shine, but not if the road is foggy.

Right now I crave some good ole desert sun.

Earlier I did walk around the corner to a ‘stylist salon’ to get a simple butch haircut which was weeks overdue. Barber poles have all but disappeared in the US, except in towns servicing military posts.

No pics until I figure out how to fund a new camera.

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Moving down the coast

Lincoln City, OR – , on the coast. Parked in the parking lot top tier (top of hill). Dozens of RVs parked here. Two plates filled (and emptied) for  $12.00. The have a desert chef preparing special thingies, but I had no room for desert. A top notch buffet, except that the prime rib could have been better. Not complaining, just saying…

Is this free? I dunno, but I will probably find out.

101 is a tough drive down the coast. Twisty/windy, many sub-55 speed zones. Not-so-gently undulating roads. Construction. Makes for a long drive even with short miles.

I paused in Astoria long enough to visit the Maritime Museum. Not bad, except I did not appreciate the inclusion of US Navy stuff. The museum is for the Columbia and it’s intersection of the Pacific, the Coast Guard, and local river commerce. Thank goodness that they left out Lewis and Clark, as the OR/WA junction is obsessed and saturated with L&C attractions. But glad I stopped.

I really enjoyed “paradise” in the rain forest at Goldies, but… oh, well, never mind.

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Still at Long Beach

UPDATE: I spent hours touring the Southern end of the peninsula, at the mouth of Cape Disappointment at the mouth of Columbia R., taking over 35 photos. Since I do not have them, no doubt they were every one good pictures! The camera captured not a single one. Intermittent cameras are no fun, so I am stopping pictures until I can get reliable camera.

I pixxed away a couple of clear and warm days doing nothing. So I went out to see the south end of the peninsula this morning, but turned around when I realized that it was getting foggier and cooler. Since I wanted some pics, not a good visibility day. Yesterday’s stroll over to the seaside beach was a disappointment, pic wise, because I was reminded that one cannot take a pic of a beach when standing on the beach, unless it is of peeps. Since I was the only person there, the pics were blah. But the beach was nice and white and sandy. Annie did not get to go as it was too long a walk for her, over a half mile.

So I returned from the morning scoot ride after a couple of Cousin Mac’s sausage sandwiches, with a coffee warm up. Then I tackled a few Barth chores, adjusting bay door latches, cleaning the solar panels and looking for the source of a roof leak – did not find it.

Then I embarked on repair of a wiper motor problem which turned out to be a loose wire. The assembly had to be removed to fix the problem… an all afternoon job with challenges. At least I did not have to spend $100′s for parts and labor.

I am hoping for sun tomorrow so I can tour the peninsula of Long Beach. I checked the weather now, and it says that the sky is sunny, cloudy tomorrow. Like I believe that. There has been no sun since 10 AM. Youse get what you see. Web weather forecasts are useless, especially coastal.

There are two dogs other than Annie, really friendly, nice dogs. But of course Annie gets limited outdoor time because of her non-stop barking at them. Funny, one of them, a swimmer, was in the fresh water Lake at the back of Goldie’s property, for the umpteeneth time, but got out on the wrong side. The owner had to use a boat to retrieve her. I couldn’t hide my chuckles.

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