To the Texas Gulf Coast, but we’re not going to be there to see it (or to run from it). Mustang Island, where we used to live at Gulf Waters RV Park, might get a direct hit. Most of the island is 3 to 6 feet above sea level. They’re expecting an 8 to 10 foot storm-surge. Doesn’t sound good. What would a barrier island that’s 6 feet above sea level look like in a 10 foot storm surge? Then it’s supposed to rain for days. The entire island is under a mandatory evacuation order. We’ll probably get a lot of rain at Sandpipers down in the Rio Grande Valley too, where we live now. Flooding. We drove east to Twin Falls, ID today. Finally getting less forest fire smoke than we’ve had for the last six weeks. 2017 Sumer Trip Map We’ll keep an eye on the storm from way-north, and hope for the best for everyone and everything in the path of this hurricane.
Honest!
We were just heading out on a trip to Colorado and back! But the trip took on a life of its own and it ended up looking like this: 2017 Summer Trip Map We’ve gotten everything we needed from Beaver Coach Sales and Service. Now we’re out on the next leg of this trip. We drove to Burns, OR this afternoon. This isn’t an elegant park we’re at, but they made a spot for us, and it’s nice to be here and on the road again.
As we were waiting to get the new car all set up to tow, I got to thinking about how well the adaptive cruise control and lane sensing work on the Jeep. How much longer will we need to mess with tow gear and instead be able to just tell the car to follow us and check the rearview camera every once in a while to make sure it hasn’t gotten lost in traffic?
As we were waiting to get the new car all set up to tow, I got to thinking about how well the adaptive cruise control and lane sensing work on the Jeep. How much longer will we need to mess with tow gear and instead be able to just tell the car to follow us and check the rearview camera every once in a while to make sure it hasn’t gotten lost in traffic? All good things
We’ve left our Crooked River Ranch spot
and our kind hosts Rick and Sheri.
And the Deschutes River.
And Steelhead falls.
We’re back to the shop in Bend.
The towcar was supposed to be finished today but this afternoon they discovered they needed one more part. The part will come in tomorrow morning.
and our kind hosts Rick and Sheri. And the Deschutes River. And Steelhead falls. We’re back to the shop in Bend. The towcar was supposed to be finished today but this afternoon they discovered they needed one more part. The part will come in tomorrow morning. We celebrated the day with an eclipse brunch
The camera automatically adjusts for ambient light, so the photos of just before
And during the eclipse
Don’t show as dramatic difference as there was. It got dark enough for the solar garden lights to come on. As it got dark, it got noticeably cooler; about ten degrees. The goldfinches that had been savaging the sock feeders only moments before all disappeared except for one solitary bird that sat out in the open, plaintively peeping until it got completely dark, then he went quiet too. Our total bird count for the duration of the eclipse was 1. I took just a few pictures of the eclipse.
Mostly we all just soaked in the moment. The eclipse is coming!
But we’re ready.
All of us!
All of us!