12-10 leaving Medford, on to Coburg, Eugene, Albany and Depoe Bay, OR

On our next to the last day in the Rogue Valley we met with Debbie Levesque and her family for dinner (At a Mexican restaurant, of course).  They had all been out camping for the last week and just got back.  I can’t believe how Brianna and Micaela have grown.  Soon Brianna will be off to College.  Debbie and Patrick have done a great job in raising the girls, they are both sweethearts!

Frank, Debbie and Dixie                         Brianna and Micaela

Table Rock from the I-5 heading north from Medford at dusk

A beautiful sunset greets us as we head back to the RV and prepare to leave Rogue Valley tomorrow, heading to Coburg for some minor repairs on the Coach.
Hey, it’s a wonderful summer day, I know where I’m going, so today I drive the RV north!  Easy drive, and gives Frank a rest from the drivers seat!
We are invited to the Stauffer family picnic by niece, Melinda.  Had a great time in Albany.  After picnic we met at Don and Mary’s and then went out to Pizza before heading back to Coburg where the RV is parked.
While the guys at Monaco/Navistar worked on the RV we met up with our friends Winnie and Ferd and spent a couple of evenings with them and renewed our friendships.  Good visits.

We left Coburg/Eugene area and drove to Florence, OR on the coast.  Then took Hwy 101 north to Lincoln City.  It is a two lane road that goes right along the coast.  A beautiful drive, but very crooked.  I was happy to finally get parked at the Elks Lodge in Lincoln City.  We have parked here before, and like it because it is back away from the ocean and not so fogged in all the time.
While we were there we spent a lot of time with Linda Phillips, our good friend who visited us in Yuma last winter.  She took us to her line dancing class and I even got up and tried a few.  The wind was blowing outside and all the doors were open.  It was also foggy and damp.  I was freezing!  Everyone else was just comfortable. 

While we were in Lincoln City,  on Aug 17, our Great Granddaughter, Adele, Dixie Rea Ivison, was born in Lancaster, CA!

She weighed 9 lbs 3 oz, and was 20” long.  She was also almost two weeks late!  Kept us waiting until she was good and ready to meet the world and her anxiously awaiting family.
Linda and I hit the Outlet Mall that day.  I had so much fun buying little baby girl clothes, and everything was on sale!  Carter’s, Osh Gosh B’Gosh, and others.
Just a sample below.

		New baby girl clothes! VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL

Big brother, Eldon got a couple of shirts!  All in all it was a great day!  Her Grannie (our daughter, Laurie) and I kept in contact during the day via phone and text as we were both out shopping!  Our little girl is going to be very well dressed!

#10-29 Crooked River Ranch and Bend, OR

We made a fast trip from Rogue River to Eugene the day after we returned from Hawaii. We had an appointment to have work done on the coach on the 28th. We spent almost 7 days in Coburg at the Monaco RV service center, (they have free parking in front of the center with water and 50 amp elec, and a dump site right there.) They worked on the rear bedroom/bathroom slide adjusted it, the Colorado awning adjusted it, a new meter put in for reading he amps, a new cover for the control panel and other things checked out and repaired if needed. We also went across the street to the Cummins shop and had the Onan generator tested and serviced. We were waiting for a new toilet seal kit, but it didn’t come in so we headed to Crooked River, OR for the Holiday Rambler pre-rally. Which, as it turned out was only about 12 coaches just camping together and having a good time.

Above is the view we had from the back of our RV at the Crooked River RV campground. It was just breathtaking. In the first picture if you look really hard, below the bluffs on the left hand side you can see part of the golf course. We stayed there 4 nights. While we were camped, Jeff and Kirsten drove to Bend for a Softball Tournament. They brought our granddaughter, Marissa Martin with them to spend the week with us.

For two days, Jeff played four, 7 inning games. The fields were beautiful and we had perfect weather. A slight breeze kept it from getting too hot, and there were plenty of shade pop-ups and lots of drinks!

Kirtsen tried to keep score and her buddy Stanley, wanted her to play with him. Jeff is the pitcher for the team. He is coming over to check on the scores. They came in third over all. They only lost two of the eight games.

Saturday afternoon, Franks nephew, Joe, and wife Carrie came by the baseball field and we went out to dinner with them while Jeff and Kirsten joined the other teams for a dinner out.

We caravaned with the other coaches from Crooked River RV Part to the fairgrounds at Redmond. It is always fun to watch a bunch of motor homes headed down the road in a line.