Ride Out The Storm

November 18, Sunday

Destination: Stay Put

The winds were so hard that they shook the trailer today. There was an Magnitude 3.15 earthquake near Portland this morning and the area we a staying is posted as a tsunami area. Randal was listening to the weather forecast and they had a wind warning of gusts up to 60 miles an hour. This lead to an early morning discussion about whether and should we travel today or stay put and ride out the storm. Randal's gut feeling was to stay put until at least Monday to see if the winds go down. The forecast was for rain for most of the week/month. The winds are the biggest concern when driving on any road or highway.

We went for a walk around the Campground, taking the garbage to the dumpster and picked up a new  registration form, so we stay where we were for another two nights.

We went to Manzanita and did a load of laundry, then stopped at the library to use the wifi. We sat in the truck with the laptop on our knees and surfed the weather, only to see that this weather system will be around all day today and tomorrow. We drove down to the beach area to watch the large waves come up onto the beach, the rain and the few people with dogs walking. The hills are lost in cloud cover and rain.
It was movie time the rest of the day, passing our time here until we can get on the road again. There are only a few campers staying here now. Some of them were in tents and the Yurts. The couple that came in the other day with a fifth wheel said they were in this area to do some clam digging. They left this morning and had to go inland to home over a pass before they got to their home.

The wind gusted so much that it shook the trailer made us feel uneasy. The rain continued in torrential down pours. We pulled in the bedroom slide so it would not be as noisy during the night. It is good that there is a few more campers near us. We can see their lights so we know they are home and we're not alone!

November 19, Monday

It was 12ºC torrential rains and strong winds gusts up to 80 miles/hour. The rain stopped at 2:00 pm, but the wind still howled.

Our sleep was interrupted because of the shaking of the trailer and rain. With the bedroom slide in did help however we wore ear-plugs. This storm will last all day today. The park grounds are getting soaked and from our dinning-room window see water collecting in large pools. It does not encourage a walk. A few trees were broken in the site next to ours. The power went off for most of the afternoon.

We went out to the library to check our emails. While there we looked up who won the CFL Finals. Calgary and Toronto are going to the Grey Cup this Saturday, 28th in Toronto. It should be a good game to get on line.

We stopped to see the Pacific Ocean, the waves are really high. The sand is drifting like crazy! When the rain stopped briefly this afternoon we walked to see the ocean again.

Randal made reservations for a week in a KOA Albany/Corvallis OR. We did not want to be travelling during the US Thanksgiving Weekend. When the power was off we played scrabble Randal won this time!

Remember to "Discover It and Live It"