HagaFinn's Dance Floor and New RV

It has been an interesting week here in Oregon, with very good (but a bit warm) weather for home improvement projects and a trip down to Junction City, Oregon to look at a model of an RV that we have been looking at for a while.

Neil and Gordon Working on the Shed Foundation

Stage Two - 4x4 Foundation Beams

Final Foundation (or Dance Floor)

Neil and Gordon Kelly worked for several days to get the shed foundation laid out and Neil even got a coat of sealer down on it before we went down to Junction City to look at a Winnebago VIA that Guaranty RV had for sale.  We drove down with Seth and Cathy Finney on Sunday, and wound out making a deal to trade in our fifth wheel trailer and pickup truck on a Winnebago VIA 25T.  It is exactly the layout that we have been looking, built on a Mercedes Benz Sprinter chassis.  It is rated to get more than sixteen miles per gallon, and is a lot more maneuverable than our previous rig.

Pamela with Our New RV On Our Way to the Oregon Coast

We picked up the RV on Friday, and drove it over to the Oregon Coast.  We had a very nice drive from Junction City to Waldport, where we stayed at the KOA campground.  The RV is a dream to drive, and seems to be getting very good mileage.  Take a look at the blog sidebar for a layout of the coach.  

Neil at Seal Rock Wayside on the Oregon Coast

From Waldport, we drove up to Newport and stayed at the Port of Newport Campground and Marina.  It turned out a to be a great location right next to the Rogue Nation brewery and headquarters.  We walked over to the distillery for a tasting, walked the docks looking at boats, and then over to the brew house and pub where we had a great dinner, served by a young woman from our Bayview subdivision in Juneau.  Small world!

View from the Port of Newport RV Park

We had a good day in Newport, and ran into a US Forest Service colleague that Pamela and I worked with in Washington DC in the 1990's.  Chris and Lynn Holmes saw us as we parked our new Winnebago at the Newport Fred Meyer.  It turns out that they were in the same campground and we had a chance to visit each others RV and have a good visit.

Neil with His Rogue Beer

Weather turned out to be sunny and nice for the weekend, and we had a good visit and drive back to Molalla, where we picked up gear from our old fifth wheel and transported it all back to West Linn.  We were even able to park the new Winnebago next to the house where we used to park the pickup truck.

Anyway, we had a good week; got the RV of our dreams and made progress on our garden shed.  We hope that you had a good week as well, and thanks for visiting.

Neil and Pamela