Blog #3 - Mid-July 2016 Post from Cape Lookout State Park

Dogs....Subarus....Oregonians

• It appears....Oregonians take their dogs everywhere...although we haven't seen them in church, yet.  Speaking of dogs, we miss our beloved Beagle, Bailey.  He only owned us for 8 months and it was so unexpected when he was paralyzed instantly last week. The vet told us that Central Nervous System failure isn't uncommon with Beagles...may be the breeding, etc. He was a 14 incher and seemed so healthy.  Last Friday, [our work Monday], we said our tearful good byes to Bailey in the morning and God provided us with a bunch of camper dogs that afternoon who were friendly and lovable.

• Oregonians have been very friendly to us...we have younger generation Oregonians who chat with us, children who are polite but are maniac bike riders at an early age, clerks who carry on conversations, etc.  Our vet came up to us in the Produce section of Safeway on Sunday and expressed his condolences and chatted.  Small towns have their advantages. Oregonian official car?   I would say that here at Cape Lookout, every third or fourth camper has a Subaru.  As many of you know, we traded our Forester in on our 2011 Ford 250 Super Duty so that we could tow our 5th Wheel.  But if we ever need another car...

• Weather doesn't seem to bother Oregonians...they love doing outdoor stuff, even the kids.  They all wear shorts and put on a sweatshirt if needed.  It rarely gets above 70 degrees here on the coast.  Yesterday, we were blessed by Oregon's liquid sunshine...an extremely fine mist off the ocean. We had to protect our wood with a tarp but still sold a bunch of bundles.

• Andrea and I will journey back up to Astoria on Thursday...we took Ed & Edie up there, but there's more to see like their 1st class museum.  And, we can hit Wally World up if needed.  Tomorrow, Wednesday, we will get together with some of our fellow hosts and have a potluck/barbecue.  We hosted a campfire party last Wednesday and enjoyed smores, snacks and stories.