FINAL PLANS FOR RETURN

March 31, 2008

Here is a picture of a hardwood floor that was made entirely out of Myrtle wood from several trees that were cut on her cousins property and then milled specifically for there home.

This will be our last Blog for this trip but WE WILL BE BACK.

Planned busy day today in getting everything ready to leave early Tuesday morning. Went to Coos Bay to return the oxygen machine and pick up a few other things for the RV. I figured this was the time to get them before we return to California. Went to Les Schwab and they checked our air in the tires for the motor home. Met a real nick person believe it or not the first person I think we have met that w a born local in Coquille. As always friendly and help full. He told us next time we come back to Coquille to look him up and he would help us find a good fishing spot and even help us look for another house. Going to miss this country and all the friendly people we have met.
Got propane for the RV at a gas station at $3.25 per gallon. Pretty good we stayed up here for almost two months and probably used only around 18 gallons of Propane. The tank on the Rv only holds 11 gallons but with the spare 7 gallon tank we never really had to move the RV just filled up the spare 7 gallon tank. Worked great. (see earlier Blog Dated February 25th TRIP TO CHARLSTON MARINA AND COOS BAY

OK WHO SAYS IT NEVER SNOWS IN COOS BAY OR.

March 30, 2008

Took up a large load of stuff I felt we could leave at Helen's cousins’ house for storage until we come back up again in August. Since we live in the desert I find not much need for our crab traps at home. Still a little cool today with a pretty strong north flow. We did get about a ½ inch of snow again this morning, which is kind of hard to believe, since the elevation here is only 36 feet above sea level.

LOADING UP FOR RETURN TRIP HOME

March 28 & 29, 2008

Pretty much winding everything up for our return trip home. We pre loaded a most of things we had stored under the RV and Helen is putting up a lot of the knickknacks and things setting out in the motor home. We’re really not taking a lot of extra stuff home this time since we plan on being back up to Charleston later this summer... Since Helen's cousin has a fairly large storage barn we will leave most of our ocean fishing stuff here, such as crab traps surf poles etc. When we come back this summer we will bring back the boat and truck. Even though the truck does not get that good of gas mileage it’s more logical to have the truck to haul fishing equipment around.

Gasoline prices are still up there, around to $3.42 per gallon in Coquille, still cheaper than the gas in Susanville. I figured it would take us about 45 gallons of gas to get our motor home back to Susanville. Checking on gasoline prices it looks like our best bet would be to get our gasoline before we get back into California. Some of the current prices as of the 29th are as follows: Winston OR at a Texaco station at $3.38 per gallon, Klamath Falls OR $3.60 per gallon, Medford OR $3.48, Ashland OR $3.45 and Yreka CA at $3.77 per gallon. Will figure on Ashland OR as a stop to fill up, which should take care of the gas until we get home.

We have one stop planned on our way home to a Home Depot in Roseburg. They have the Wagner paint sprayer on sale there with a $50.00 rebate as well as there is no sales tax, which will save us and additional $15.00. Since this is just a few miles out of our way I figured this would be the time to buy it.

KOOS TUG BOAT AND HISTORY

March 27, 2008.

Made a trip to Coos Bay again to pick up some food and other needed items. Pretty much cloudy with showers. Not a pleasant day for crabbing like I was hoping for.

We stopped by the Board Walk at Coos Bay and looked at the old boat Koos No. 2. This was an old tug boat launched in 1948. It had a steam engine, which was pretty large. Great display.

There are also a dozen or so wood post from the different native species that are on display they grow in Oregon. You name it if it grows in Oregon they have a poster on exhibit of all the species.

HO HUM Day

March 25, & 26 2008

Not much to report for Monday or Tuesday. Just a couple of days to sit around and do nothing. Like I have really been doing a lot of productive work lately. Planned on fishing in the Coquille, but it was pretty cool out both days. Strong North wind, which did not do much for my enthusiasm. It did get into the low 50s, I think around 55 °. If it was not for the wind it would have been nice, since it was a little overcast.

ho hum day