The wheels are turning, Bulow RV Resort, Flagler Beach FL October 2018

     Well it has been a little over five months since I last updated our blog. We have both been on the mend. Still a little work to be completed on our seawall after the damage from hurricane Irma a little over a year ago. We finally put together two weeks to get away. It has been 13 months since we used our RV.  So we traveled 88 miles to Flagler Beach, just wanted to get away. We stayed at Bulow RV resort. It is part of our Thousand Trails membership. It is part of the new Trails Collection. More on the RV park in another post. What we didn't know was this was Biketoberfest week in Daytona Beach, about fifteen miles south of Flagler Beach. I was surprised we were able to procure  a site. But no less we got a full hookup premium site. The park was full. Almost every site had at least one motorcycle parked at it. We decided to just stay put till the weekend was over. Could not believe how many cycles were here. Sorry for the lack of pictures, as my photographer forgot her camera. Can you believe. Brought all the accessories, but no camera. So we will only be taking pictures with our phones.  Well the truth be known, the camera is lost.           
     On Tuesday we took a trip to Palatka . It was a nice ride of about 35 miles. Linda heard about the mural trail. She was all in. So we loaded up Hannah along with some extra water. We looked up the location of the visitor center. Guess what, It was closed.  We spot a few murals down the street. So we checked them out. We found the Chamber Of Commerce and Linda procured a brochure of all the murals. Off we go in search of all the murals. A note here, all the murals are in great condition. We did find all the murals on the map, plus one that wasn't. We didn't go into any of the indoor location where there were a few more. Linda had a smile from ear to ear.
     She didn't realize it was passed lunch time for me. I read about the oldest dinner in Florida. We found the dinner and they had outdoor seating, where we could park next to a table to keep an eye on Hannah. Some unusual items on the menu, like a black bottom. A mix of hamburger meat, bacon and egg ( a dinner favorite). Also gizzards, made several ways. We passed on both even though I like gizzards. It was just the overall atmosphere of the place that subjected just a burger. Pictures of the murals will follow, as they were all taken with our phones and some will need editing. We did drive around town and checked out some of the old historic homes. Then it was back to the RV. It was a fun day.
     Well, no pictures as promised. Seems Google claims we don't have an account. Yet here I am writing on a Google Blog, also coming to you on a Google address. Hopefully I can get it straighten out.
      Help, is there any other way I can upload photo's to my blog? This may be the end of my blog with Google. I was told they no longer support Picasso. I am no computer genius (geek). So keep it simple if you can supply information.
       Go to www.conleemurals.org and look for the tour guide for pictures of all the murals and information on each.

     Thanks for following along.

  

Again changes in the wind

     It's been a long time since I posted a blog.  We just had so much happening, since we arrived home after hurricane Irma. We see a big change in our RV part time lifestyle happening. No we are not hanging up the keys just yet. We will be traveling on shorter trips and for a shorter amount of time. We had planned on six months of travel a year.  For the present we will probably not be traveling for more than a month at a time.  We hope this will change in the future, back to four to six months. But for now we'll be doing shorter trips.
     I started to write the above several week ago. Then I had a heart attack. S__t happens, as the saying goes. For the near future are plan's are on hold. Linda also has some medical issues going on. I have a bunch of doctor appointments scheduled and so does Linda. Just have to jump over this hurdle. We'll keep you posted.

Thousand Trails Oceana Ocean City WA July 2017

Name; Thousand Trails Oceana RV Park

Date; July 2017

Staff; Very friendly

Price; $0.00 for members

Site; On gravel, back in W/30 amp E

Big rig friendly; Yes, roads are narrow

Amenities; Showers, restroom, laundry

Laundry; Yes didn't check it out, in a old trailer in front of park

Dog Friendly; Yes, large grass are in middle of oval loop, in back section of park

Phone/TV/Wi-Fi; Verizon good, over the air TV limited 

Night; Dark, great for viewing the stars especially on the beach

Security; Yes, gate with a keypad

Bonus; On the beach, but a long walk to the beach and ocean through the dune with high dune grass.
            A very wide beach, 100+ yards

Opinion; The back section is much nicer if on the perimeter of the oval, you back up to woods. The
                center is back to back parking. No piracy between sites. Front of park has few pull-thrus,
                FHU. dump up front near exit. We were still hooking up our car on the road and someone already backed into the space we just left, Very, very busy

Comments; We would stay here again. Close to small town that has everything you should need .   A bit touristy. Many restaurants

See our little white car

close

Hannah watching

The path to the beach

Still a long way

Here it is the beach

 

Looking back toward the RV Park

Road trip from Forks WA to Cape Flattery, July 2017

Road trip to Cape Flattery from Forks WA

We drove over 150 miles today from Forks WA to Cape Flattery and touring some of the area around the Cape area. It is a beautiful drive to Cape Flattery from our spot in Forks WA. Again so many photos.

Where have all the trees gone

The trip north to Neah Bay and Cape Flattery, low tide

Flowers blooming all along the road

Standing guard

Not much happing at the hatchery wrong time of the year to visit

A nice looking RV park with some great views

      More sea stacks

Yet another old truck

In town

A different type camper

The road back to Forks WA

Thanks for following along

Cape Flatery, Olympic National Park, late July 2017

      We took a trip to Cape Flattery from the Riverview RV Park in Forks, a trip of about 50 miles. Cape Flattery is the most northwesterly point in the contiguous US. It is on the Olympic Peninsula where the Strait of Juan  de Fuca meets the Pacific Ocean.    
     The Neah Bay area is home to about 1600 Makah Indians. This is where the Cape Flattery trail lies. Cape Flattery Trail is about a half mile long with about a 200 foot drop. It is made up of dirt, boardwalks and stairs. Some in much needed repairs. The trail end sits on a overlook with a huge drop to the water below. Cape Flattery Light is on  Tahoosh Island. It is decommissioned. There are sea caves on both sides of the lookout.

Trail is a little rough

The Cape Flattery light

Sea otter's below

The Makah Indian guide said this is a Puffin, I not sure

Rocky shore

Before some of the rough trail there are walking sticks for your use, Lighthouse on island

Makah Indian guide

At least 100 feet below the viewing platform

Sea caves

Coming soon the road trip to Cape Flattery. Thanks for following along.