The Nomads

Left Rock Creek National Forest Park, Oregon 12:15

Temp: 14 degrees C

Sunny, Cold and windy

We had a nice long chat with Bill and Dorie, the neighbours, this morning about everything and anything and were happy to find that no matter where you go there are always people you can find a lot in common with. Bill spent three years in the Armoured Division and has a Goldwing. He also has a lot of great stories…

…so we had a late start…

Driving through Oregon there are signs proclaiming that this or that town/village/whistle stop has the “best” or the “Biggest” or the “smallest” of this or that…

One place claimed they had the best clam chowder in the world, another had the smallest harbour in the world, and one little one horse town nothing exceptional to speak of claimed their village/town??? was the best kept secret in the world! There you go! Everyone is special in some little way, and the world goes round and round!

We planned to stop in to the Fort Stevens State Park (recommended by Bill and Dorie) for the night, set up the tent and hightailed it in to Astoria for groceries.

Sue had her heart set on roasting wieners on a stick so as we were driving back to the park we stopped in at a roadside firewood seller. We only wanted a small armload that we could manage on the bike with the groceries. Sue offered to pay but the seller was so pleased that we stopped in(he has a Harley soft-tail) that he insisted that we have the wood for free, claiming we were the first ever to pull up for firewood on a motorbike, and he was tickled pink about it!

Back for the weenie roast!

Kilometres - Daytrip: 294 km total: 23,674

Gas: $20.41 Tolls: $0

Lodging: Fort Stevens State Park $ 22

# posted by Richard and Susie @ 9:00 PM