Thursday 11 August 2011

Three Strikes and you're out!!

Left Crescent city about 10 am , finally on our way to Seattle. and can you guess what happened? Go on ...give it a go. Yup! You got it!!! We got  about 140 miles down the road the car started to "float" over the road. I couldn't steer it properly. We were on the I 5 highway - very busy road - lots of semis whizzing past :(.  It was very scary. Also there had been a fairly hefty vibration through the steering column since we left and so we found ourselves once again looking for mechanical help. We crawled into a very pretty town in Oregon  called Myrtle Creek. The upshot was the back end of the car's workings were pretty messed up. Some bits were chewed up and basically it wasn't going anywhere. Today is Thursday - parts can't be got till Tuesday so we would lose another week. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!  After several phone calls we got the one we wanted.  Shawn from Escape campers called to say they had just bought a new van - it is being painted and outfitted as we speak and he will be driving it to Oregon arriving Monday. By then the old van should be fixed and he will drive it back to LA. MEANWHILE .....they are paying out hotel bills and hire car till they get here. We are staying at the Seven Feathers Casino..very flash and got a bit of everything. Swimming pool, gym, horse riding, boat rides.  Bottom line is we have a few nice free days and get a safe reliable van to finish our travels in. Yay! I say...Yay!!! Bugs #271


Seeing Red!

10 Aug - Another quiet day - drove into Brookings and had our hair cut and coloured. Lee with her long hair - which is now very red long hair - nearly faced disaster with a blotchy result but  all ended well - took a long long long time. Finally bought our kindles so have more e-toys to play with :)  Had a farewell dinner with Larry and his lovely wife Angie...will miss him so much.  The good news is the van is ready and we can finally resume our journey......yay!!!!!!!!   Bugs# 264

Tuesday 9 August 2011

Quiet day

Got up and went for a run in my new running shoes...not far as I haven't been out for a run for about 2 months but it was goooood!!  Visit to the laundromat.  Finally got my tax done aaaggghhhh!  Bugs #263

Monday 8 August 2011

Bang! Bang!!

Got up early and Larry took us to the shooting range. We fired semi automatic hand guns and rifles and a shot gun. Great fun and it seems I'm not a bad shot as long as I don't have to load my own guns. Really enjoyed it - thanks yet again Larry :).    Kyle called to tell us we are now here till Thursday as the parts won't be in till Wednesday :(  Trying to be philosophical but anxious to hit the road again.   Drove into the town of Brookings and did some retail therapy and ate pie!! Bugs #255

Sunday 7 August 2011

Rest Day

Had a slow start then  went for a drive. Went to the movies and saw the new Planet of the Apes movie. Was good - was also funny as was filmed in San Francisco and we recognised so many places in the movie Bugs #236  Going to fire guns tomorrow!!