And Stays Overnight in the RV Hospital
The RV is just over 4-years-old now and has travelled over 32,000 miles.
Lots of little and not so little things have gone wrong and caused us concern and cost us a few pennies, like a seatbelt, a new door, 3 new locks, and 2 replaced slide toppers. We still need 2 new window screens, 2 puck lights, and 2 overhead lights that the manufacturer no longer makes.
So… We scheduled an appointment to get the lights and screens taken care of as well as an overall maintenance check on August 1st before heading to the Olympic Peninsula, Mt. Ranier, and Glacier National Park.
The nearest RV “doctor” is in Coos Bay, 50 miles north of Port Orford.
The RV needed new caulking which meant the old stuff had to be removed and replaced. The wrong sized puck lights were ordered so new ones had to be re-ordered. The overhead lights could not be replaced and Tony’s doesn’t do screens.
We made an appointment for September 17th hoping that the caulking and 2 puck lights would be an in-patient procedure and that our home would not have to stay overnight.
We spend the windy and wet day in Charleston, a quaint fishing village 8 miles from Coos Bay and North Bend.
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Charleston is located just inside the entrance to the bay of Coos Bay. It is home to a large commercial fishing fleet and to some of the finest recreation and most beautiful scenery of the Northwest. (visittheoregoncoast.com)
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Cape Arago Highway leads to Shore Acres State Park…
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Bastendorff Beach County Park…
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Sunset Bay State Park…
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And dead ends in a loop around Cape Arago State Park…
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When we arrive at the tip of the loop, we attempt to walk out to the ocean view but are barely able to stand up! We are literally almost “blown away” by the wind. So, we lunch on the fish and chips special which includes a cup of chowder at Portside Restaurant in Charlestown.
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The restaurant sends its own boats out to catch the fresh fish of the day.
Upon returning to Tony’s RV Service & Repair, we learn that the RV needs to spend the night. We can either drive back to Port Orford, 50 miles south, and return tomorrow or stay overnight in a motel.
We decide to find a room in Coos Bay instead of driving back and forth again.
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The next morning we return to Charleston and revisit the Cape Arago Beach Loop. Much calmer now…
A whale arches it’s back.
And let’s off “steam”…
We have lunch at Sumin’s Asian Restaurant and Sushi Bar in Coos Bay.
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Absolutely DELICIOUS!
After lunch we pick up the RV, pay the $850 for labor and materials, and head back to Port Orford. Once again, the wrong sized puck lights were ordered. Maybe next summer we’ll finally get the right size and have these 2 lights replaced! Meanwhile we will head down to Thousand Palms, California on the 24th of September to volunteer as hosts again on the Coachella Valley Preserve.
wandering gypsy Laurel 