Oregon Coast and a kink in the plans

So we got up this morning, our last day of the Salem International Rally and the day we needed to depart the fairgrounds.  I got out our packet of important papers and put todays destination on top.....Wait, oh no, Check in to Ft. Stevens State Park July 1st.....Um, someone made a mistake, not saying who, but her initials are MAD.

Well fortunately we're early risers and we had time to recover. I download the Allstays App as recommended at one of the seminar rallies.  I hadn't used it previously but it turned out to provide a good solution.  But remember it is summer on the Oregon coast, prime rv travel time and it's Saturday night.  The first two or three phone calls resulted in the 'sorry, all booked' message.  I should have thought that places with pools, hot tubs, close to the ocean and generally more amenities were not going to be available.

Finally a spot in the Lewis and Clark RV and Gold resort was available!  I really wanted to get out to the coast and not spend more time where we'd been.  Later this week we'll travel back to Portland for a 4 day stay so I desperately wanted the coast.

Turns out it's really pretty here.  Of course the golf course view sites are reserved for  multiple day stays and are also full of Class A's who pull in forward so if we were to back in to a view we'd be awning to awning.  But for one night a pull through in a cool shady spot with nice greenery is pretty near perfect.

Their laundry, restroom and shower are also pristine so I see a nice long shower in my future.

Here was the route today, up the 5 onto the 217 and then the 26 out to the coast.  It was an easy drive and very picturesque.

On a one night stay with laundry to be done and a recommended seafood food truck and dining patio nearby we don't even bother to unhook.  No nesting patio with awning, rug, chairs and plants, but inside still gets the full treatment.

Her are some views from the drive today.  It is so spectacularly beautiful here.  I love the tall trees and dramatic skies.

The spots here are narrow but there are pretty trees, some lawn and a table.  Our outside thermometer is reading 77 but I think that's unlikely with completely overcast skies and a gentle breeze. (mystery solved, Mark just informed me the outside temperature sensor is not outside, it's in an upper cabinet. That explains it!)

Oh and before you ask,the most asked question, yes we do pull it with this SUV and yes it's safe and yes it can pull up mountains with no trouble.  We've been all over the rockies. 

Tomorrow we'll move over to Ft. Stevens and then do some exploring.  For now I have clean sheets and it's time to wrestle them back onto the beds.