With a 2 week reservation at the Whalers Rest Thousand Trails starting yesterday, we only had a drive of about 40 miles from Florence to Newport. Actually, the TT park is about 6 miles south of Newport, and we arrived early, so that we would have the best opportunity to score good parking spots. When we checked in with the ranger shack, he said there's one good 50 amp, full hookup site open, and the folks in the site next door are due to check out today. When we unhooked the Jeeps, I drove up to the north section, and discovered that both sites were empty. We placed our tags on the utility pedestals, and went back to get the motor homes. The photos above, show our parking spots in spaces 117 and 119.
Once we got everything set up, we drove into Newport for lunch at one of our favorite seafood/fish markets, just south of the Newport Bridge. The halibut & chips, and the fresh crab cocktails were really good. I see a dangerous trend starting, whereby I'm eating more seafood than burgers. Probably just a temporary thing, besides, when we get back home, fresh seafood is kind of scarce in the desert.
This morning, and future mornings, I'm at one of the lodges, where WiFi is available. Our Sprint phone, and data device is very marginal where the motor homes are parked. When I'm finished, we're driving back south to a place that provides a great panoramic view of the coast. I think it's a viewpoint near Cape Perpetua.
Miles driven - 39 Cumulative - 8,264
Whalers Rest Thousand Trails - 0 Cumulative - $1,596.92
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