September 2, 2014---Eugene, Oregon to Klamath River Rest Area, California

September 2, 2014---Eugene, Oregon to Klamath River Rest Area, California

Our appointment for the motorhome was at 1:00.  Just as we were about to eat breakfast, a technician came to get the “house.”  We didn’t mind being taken in four hours early.  And it was a good excuse to go to McDonald’s for breakfast.

The booth next to us was occupied by a homeless man.  Don’t worry!  I didn’t try to engage him in conversation.  I thought it would rude to interrupt him.  He was talking to himself and continued his narrative the entire time we were there!

We went to Costco for gasoline and to a Post Office to mail Connor’s birthday card.  We had been back at Kaiser for about half an hour when they took the MH out for a “joy ride,” aka a test drive.  Everything seemed to be OK.

At 12:15, we were doing our Willie Nelson thing, “on the road again,” going toward California.  The drive south on I-5 is really pretty.  Lots of trees and pastures to look at.  Many of the fields were planted with corn.  And of course, there were blackberries covering most of the fences.  

The weather was nice most of the time we were in the Eugene area.  It was warmer than we might have liked, but the Honda has a good air conditioner and so does the MH.  We were able to run around a lot and get cool when we got home.  We didn’t suffer much.  

Today there were lots of white, fluffy clouds with small patches of blue.  We met several semis loaded with pumpkins.  That’s a sure sign of autumn.  Years ago, when I was teaching second grade, I wrote a poem for my class.

My pumpkin has a funny face

As funny as can be. 

He’s snaggle toothed and cross-eyed,

But he’s beautiful to me!

Of course, you know, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

The further south we drove in Oregon, the drier and hotter it got.  There are still lots of trees, but not the forests like we have been driving through, but that started to change as we started up the Siskiyous and got to a higher elevation.  I like the vegetation at higher altitudes.  It was a long climb up to the pass to 4,300 feet.  Bill likes thicker air...more air at lower elevations.

We were in very heavy truck traffic when we crossed the California state line.  I yahooed quite loudly, but Bill just pretended to honk.  He didn’t want to deal with road rage from the “big guys.”

It was nearly 5:15 when we pulled into the Klamath River Rest Area.  Mileage for today was 208.  Not bad for our first day on the road.  Willie Nelson would approve, I’m sure!