by Kristin Echols | Oct 7, 2017 | Travel
It rained all night. Boy, was I glad we weren’t tent camping! When the rain stopped this morning, we took the opportunity to walk along the dunes and the beach. The tide was out and the hard packed sand made it perfect for walking, running, biking, chasing kids and...
by Kristin Echols | Oct 6, 2017 | Quilting, Travel
On a driving day, we start out by figuring out how far we are driving to our next campsite. Today it was estimated at about 100 miles and 2 hours. We left South Beach at 10 AM and arrived at Nehalem Bay State Park at 5 PM. It turns out there is a lot of good stuff...
by Kristin Echols | Oct 5, 2017 | Quilting, Travel
Since we are staying two days at South Beach, we started the day with a long walk. The trails around the park are very well groomed. We walked along the interpretive trail learning about the local plants and trees then along the jetty leading into Newport. We...
by Kristin Echols | Oct 5, 2017 | Quilting, Travel
I feel so special today. My husband is awesome. He started the day by sneaking off from the campsite to shop for my Valentine’s gift. Sure it’s a bit early, but they don’t charge sales tax in Oregon. I am now the proud owner of a Stihl 18” chainsaw…but this is a...
by Kristin Echols | Oct 3, 2017 | Travel
This morning I had to show Shawn all my adventures of the previous evening. It wasn’t nearly as scary in the daylight with Shawn by my side (except for the old van with darkened windows tucked away in the bushes…still creepy). Steve the dinosaur found a slug. Just...
by Kristin Echols | Oct 2, 2017 | Travel
When we arrived at our campsite yesterday, I thought “oh how pretty and secluded, look at all the beautiful ferns”. Who was I kidding? It is creepy. It’s all dark and damp and slimy vines hang from the trees, and there are scary sounds coming from the bushes. I’m...
