First thing in the morning we were headed for the ferry. If we missed the first one, our day would be spent waiting for the next one instead of exploring. It turned out we were the 3rd in line and it didn’t fill, better safe than sorry I suppose. It was a scenic ride from Earls Cove to Saltery Bay.
Back in February and March the snowpack in the southeast part of Oregon was great and it was looking like our plans for floating the Owyhee River in mid-May were going to hit the intersection of good flows and good weather just right. Then the flows started dropping, the snowpack ran out, and by the first week of May the trip was in question. Right up until the morning we were set to drive to the launch we were still determined to go. We were packed and ready, with just one work day to get through and we’d be river bound. Then the phone rang. The rest of the party changed plans due to borderline low flows. So here we were, days off planned, supplies packed. What’s the backup plan? We didn’t want to waste our big block of time off. We pointed north and headed to British Columbia for a 5 day road trip. Within a day we were on a ferry on the first leg of the Sunshine Coast.
It’s been too long since those warm days in southern California last fall. We finally got out this past weekend to kick of the 2019 camping season. But first, the big news since then is that we traded in the old camper for a newer one! I don’t know the exact year the old Four Wheel Camper that we acquired in 2015 was manufactured, but it was built in the mid 1990’s. It was starting to show it’s age in a few areas. Although it served us well and was holding together just fine we were starting to look at a few major replacements to keep everything weather tight and functional. I wasn’t really looking in earnest, but then along came an ad for something pretty close to a perfect replacement. So, we pounced on it, placed the old camper up for sale and in a matter of days the switch was made.
Ever since then we’ve been ready to hit the road and give it a Maiden Voyage. Due to extensive snow in most of the state we decided we’d make our way over to the coast to take advantage of some better, non snowy weather. We found a bit of spring as we hit the other side of the Cascades. Daffodils were blooming!
