(Captain Blowdri and a 19′ diameter/297′ tall giant redwood)
It is July the 4th weekend and I sit in my motorhome in an RV park at Gold Beach, OR. This small resort town sits at the intersection of the Rogue River and the Pacific Ocean.
It has been four weeks since I pulled out of Yuma, AZ for a summer tour of the Pacific Northwest. This is the first summer of my official “Medical retirement”, and time to fulfill my desire to take the ol Fleetwood Expedition out for the summer.
The first stop was Fresno, CA to celebrate my mother’s 93rd birthday. I pulled the RV into an RV park about 25 miles north of Fresno, near the town of Coarsegold. From there it was just a 25 minute drive back down the hill to Fresno. The birthday was a very cool celebration of Mom’s 93 years.
The next week I moved the RV over to an RV park near Bodega Bay, CA, the little hamlet is known as Duncan’s Mills,CA. This RV park lies right along the Russian River about 25 miles east of US 1o1/Santa Rosa, CA, and 8 miles east of Guerneville, CA. This is in the heart of Pinot Noir country!
Being in the western end of the California wine country, it was only natural that a couple of visits were paid to wineries. There were two wineries that I visited to taste their products. The first winery was the Russian River Winery, and the second winery was Dutton Estates. Both wineries were very interesting and very informative, when questions were asked about their processes and products.
The highlight of the week stay at Gold Beach, however, was the 104 mile jet boat trip up the Rogue River! It was an eight hour boat right with an hour off for lunch at Agnes, OR. The sights of the rugged river valley and the wildlife that abounds there was spectacular! It was a worthwhile adventure that I would do all over again when I return to this part of the country.
So for now:
THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SIGNING OFF, ROGER, WILCO, OVER, AND OUT!