We started our day with Bill going to his favorite bakery at 8:00 this morning. He brought back fresh French bread, cinnamon rolls and something else that looks delicious. We joined the crowd on television and had breakfast at Wimbledon as we watched the men’s final match.
We left the casino around noon time and we found a little slice of heaven! It’s called Chinook Bend RV Resort (www.chinookbend.com) which is located on the bend of the Siletz River in Lincoln City. It is 15 minutes to shopping (where my favorite outlet mall and Bill’s favorite bakery is located). We happened on it only because it takes Passport America - $18/night with 50 amps and full hookups. There is a nine-hole Pitch N’Chips golf course (which I’m hoping even I can do), fishing for giant salmon from private boat docks (which I doubt we’ll do), a playground and horseshoe pit if Jim’s family joins us here, flat walking trails, elk, deer, wild flowers and sweet juicy blackberries which they say grow everywhere but we haven’t found yet. It’s $15/hour to rent a boat with a motor and $55/hour for a pontoon boat. I’m sure we’ll rent the motor boat once or twice. They also claim to have the world’s largest doggie run although Daisy thoroughly enjoyed walking with us on the paths.
This is the spot we’ve been looking for – a cool, quiet and beautiful destination for the summer. We have extended our stay from two days to a week so we’ll get a better feel in a few days. You would have to know this place is here because you sure can’t see it from the road. It’s tucked back away from the highway. It looks like a little valley cut out of the mountains which is surrounded by huge, beautiful trees. We are so happy to have found it! We just had a lunch of fresh bakery French bread, cheese, grapes and a glass of wine (it’s only 1:00 P.M. but we thought the occasion called for it as we were so excited to have finally found the location we have been searching for). When we’re not traveling with Jim’s family, I think this will be the location we’ll be heading to every summer for as long as we are able.
We have enjoyed our wine so much that we’re thinking of going back through Napa on our way home and spending several days. We didn’t take enough time to really see the wineries too well or to do much tasting when we were there in June. This is just a thought for now as we have decided not to go to Vancouver, Canada this year.
There are a couple negatives about this resort. The Sprint telephone coverage is very poor and WIFI only works at the barn (office) “since the campground floods during the spring”). The only way to send or receive email would be to drive to the office and use our laptop there. I do not think we’ll have any telephone coverage while here.
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