LIncoln. OR

Coos Bay, Or - Lincoln, OR 
5/27/24

Miles Traveled    123
Trip Total           4764
Travel Time        3:15

States visited: FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, NM, AZ, UT, NV, CA, Oregon

Another beautiful drive up Highway 101.  I do feel bad for the people behind us, the speed limit is 55MPH, but we average about 40MPH and there are very few areas when cars can pass us.  Between our slower speeds and frequent stops it takes us longer than the GPS plans for each trip.  The GPS told us today's trip would be about 2:30, in reality it took us over 4 hours.  Just stopping for fuel can add 30 minutes to a trip.  One advantage we have is when we stop for bathroom breaks or to stretch our legs, we can stop anywhere. 

Most of the time the 101 follows the coast line but occasionally it heads off into the mountains.  When it veers off into the mountains that's when the we start hitting the switch backs.  As we go along the coast, the steep drop offs are on the south bound side of the road, when we go through the switch backs, the drop offs can be on either side of the road.  There is a down side of the drop offs being on the opposite side of the road, instead of shear dop offs there are rock walls right up to the edge of the road.  As tough as the drive sounds, it really is not bad.  It did take some time to get use to it but now it is just another day. 

This trip never ceases to amaze us, as we were driving up 101we were buzzed by a pair of F16 fighter jets.  The town of Newport was having their Memorial Day celebration and the F16 must have been part of it and we timed it just right. 

Lincoln offered little more than a stop for the night.  We stayed at Devil's Lake RV Park.  Most of the campers are full time residence, or permanent sites.  They do have a several "transient sites as well.  Unlike most parks that are mostly full time, this park and all of the sites were very well maintained with very little outward appearance of full time living.  The sites were easy to get into and very long, but also very narrow.  There was enough room for the RV's with the slides out, but not much more than that.  We had to setup the grill and table in front of the RV.  Since it was Memorial Day, we had to grill burgers & hotdogs for dinner.  

After dinner it was time for Cornhole.  Angel & Karen were the proud winners of every game.  Obviously Mark & I need to practice a lot.  Devil's Lake RV Park also has several resident deer, that love to eat the flowers that are planted throughout the park.  The deer are very accustomed to people, and ignore us as they wander around.   

Lincoln is our last stop in Oregon, tomorrow we are heading for Washington.