Trip to Alaska and West Coast

October 14, 2013 – 49F and cloudy. We departed Myers Flat, CA and decided to drive to Travis AFB Fam Camp which is just outside of San Francisco and the Napa Valley wine area. We came down US 101. It was a long drive and both of us were tired when we arrived. We went to bed early. The Fam Camp at Travis is nice. It has all the normal things and is only $20 a day with full hookups. We are planning to stay here for a week and travel out to Napa and the San Francisco area. Both areas are only about 20-50 miles away.

Travis RV Park

Travis RV Park

Travis RV Park

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

October 13, 2013 – 50 F and cloudy.  We drove the Avenue of the Giants in Humboldt State Park. The Redwoods were beautiful and makes you know how great our God is. We had lunch in Ferndale, CA. The town is a Victoria village. Most of the houses/buildings are from the 1800’s. We had a great lunch at the Victoria Hotel which started as a stable and hotel in 1799. After lunch we went on a drive down the coast which was a lot longer than we had planned. We did not get back to the trailer until after dark. The drive would have been great if we had not run out of daylight. The road was very narrow and crooked with potholes and gravel.

Redwoods

Redwoods

Redwoods

Main Street of Ferndale, CA

Lovely B&B in Ferndale, CA

Victorian Restaurant

Coastal road near Ferndale, CA

Redwoods at night

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

October 12, 2013 – 52 F and cloudy. Football today—Alabama plays Kentucky (ESPN2). We may not be able to see the game. Our cable may not have ESPN2. We had ESPN2 and got to watch the Alabama game and several others. Alabama wins 47-7. Tennessee was off. 

Our campsite in Myers Flat

Prissy exploring by Eel river

Prissy exploring campgrounds

Entrance to Giant Redwoods RV Park

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

October 11, 2013 --  52 F and cloudy. We had a good drive to Myers Flat, CA. The RV Park- Giant Redwoods is very nice. It is in a grove of redwoods with level gravel sites on or near the river. Again it was a beautiful drive down Hwy 101 with some fog.. We passed cranberry farms, beautiful seashore, logging/lumber operations and many logging trucks. Each beach front town had many restaurants, motels and hotels, old historical areas, and souvenir shops. We saw our first redwood trees. They are huge and very beautiful. 

Redwoods

California coast

Cranberry Farm -- Cranberries in bog

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

October 10, 2013 --  50 F and cloudy. The drive to Coos bay, OR was beautiful. There was rocky coast line, sand dunes, saw mills and log trucks, and sea lions. We are at Alder Acres RV Park. It is alright but not to be remembered. We are just staying here one night. Tomorrow, we will be go to Myers Flat, CA; Giant Redwoods RV Park. We have football Saturday (Alabama plays Kentucky; Tennessee is off) and redwoods to see. It looks like many of the California RV parks want to charge for pets ($2 each).

 

Trip to Alaska and West Coast

October 9, 2013 – 44F and Sunny. We drove around Newport, OR. It is a major fishing port in the middle of Oregon. They mainly catch crab and tuna. The town is pretty and full of shops, restaurant, charter boats and fishing boats. We ate at (#1 according to Trip Adviser) Local Ocean Seafoods. It was excellent. They even had  a camel apple ice cream which Jo Ann really enjoyed. We looked at the beach, channel, and lighthouses. It was an interesting and fun day. Tomorrow we move to Coos Bay, OR.

Newport Harbor

Yaquina Bay Bridge 

NOAA ships

Newport Bed and Breakfast

Sorry beaches are not white

Large beach-- not white - water cold

Newport fishing fleet

Channel into  Newport

Trip mto Alaska and West Coast

October 8, 2013 – 53 F and rainy, wind 18 mph NW. It has been raining on and off all day with wind. Jo Ann did laundry and I checked trailer tire bolts and pressures. We worked on our plans for California and going east.