Cold cold and cool cars

Well let's say today's feels like a snow days coming gray overcast and 56 ,, the heats on and the over coats to,  and to think yesterday's temp was 92 at noon and at 5  pm we had the heat on

Anyway

So what's this D,, A,, do, I went to a car show down town. not to bad,, about 70 old cars and a lot of high and bucks 

And right next to main street was a park with a farmers market as for this one I would say a trinket market

So now the next stop is to the casinos Saturdays 19.00$ Seafood fest all you can eat (poor bastards )

Love the pinstripe surfer. 

It was so small about 3/8 tall cool detail 

Hot hot hot

That's right it's HOT 95 wind 10 from the east that's why 

We're sitting here till late Friday,,, why ,,, coz we can 

Truck sat here all day and we sat out side with it,, cooler but not by much 

                                        See No trolls tolls to pay Under here 

Lightsaber stand

Something fitting for a Star War Lightsaber would be a  stand 

So about 9 or 10 months back my son started a project for a birthday gift to fit this Lightsaber 

For his best friend and his wife to show and highlight it 

Now if you like jigsaw puzzles this stand is a one of a kind as well it's  all slotted  dovetail hand cut

And hand rubed finish

And No nails  

And as to watching him do this with such patience it bogs my mind, even if He did come unglued sone times,

And today it all came together 

You see this  sabers is a one of a kind as well,,made out if high grade metals and a lot of custom mill work and Etching done by the hands of  it,s owner,, 

And when asked how long he took to design and build the saber,   He like my son ,,said it,s not the hours it's the love doing something one loves

Absolute fantastic job son 

3 rivers free rv parking

Today's 55/ 68 sunny  wind 5 / 7 

So far it's been nice here one can stay for 7 nights free and that's ok with us so far all of the Casinos have been real nice and don't mind rv ers as long as you keep it clean 

We got here on Monday the 1th were thinking about 5 days here 

One can get free coffee and soft drinks free as well in side ,, but the food is on the pricey side 

But if you try the old farts discount it's not to bad 

And signing up for a players card is ok but not for the food and no points off the food

Theres no pool or spa  sorry 

We're thinking about reedsport about 30 miles down the coast  for 4 days ?? Then to coos bay ??

We're looking for free or real low cost over night stops 

A Woo Woo track house

Came  a- cross this trestle bridge on 126 out of Florence Or and could not pass it up as a photo Op

It looks like it ,s seen better days,, but it's still in use today 

" Ha -See-Ta " Head Lighthouse

Seeing as the sun was out and the drive was up the coast a bit  a lighthouse was in order for the hi light  of the day 

Now let me say  the sign states 1/2 mile to the lighthouse not a damm thing about its UP hill all the way    first let do the math 1/2 mile up (and I mean UP ) and 1/2 mile down 

That's 5,280 ft  now this old boys ass was draging on the ground  Back in the parking lot  

But I got my photos and that's what counts

You can take the tour it's free but no one can go up into the lamp room   bummer,,  

That was the hole presumes ot busting my butt to do the walk  to see the light Room  well at least I can say I walked the walk

And I don't care if young kids did the climb running up hill all the way , show offs ,,

 Heceta Head Light is one of the most stunning lighthouses in the world whether you pronounce it "Ha - SEE - Ta'' the way most Oregonians do, or "HECK - ah - Ta'' by others. Heceta Head State Park includes Devils Elbow State Park. Devils Elbow is the beach below the lighthouse. The lighthouse is on a cliff two hundred and five feet above the ocean. This lighthouse is one of the most photographed on the coast and many of the pictures of the lighthouse are taken from Devil's Elbow State Park. In this park there are tide pools, natural caves, and a sandy beach just right for volleyball or building sandcastles. There are picnic tables sheltered from the wind and a great view of the ocean.

The Heceta Head Keeper's House is perched on a cliff with a magnificent view of the Pacific Ocean and the beach below. Paths from the Keeper's House lead to the beach and to the lighthouse. This historic Queen Anne style home is now a bed and breakfast.

The light at top of the fifty-six foot tower was illuminated in 1894. The automated beacon can be seen twenty-one miles out at sea and is rated as the strongest light on the Oregon coast.

 A short half-mile trail leads to the lighthouse from the parking lot.

-The Heceta lighthouse was named for Don Bruno de Heceta, who surveyed the Oregon coast while on a Royal Spanish Navy expedition in 1775.

-The federal government bought 19 acres of the homestead to accommodate the light station.

-A crew of 56 began building the light station in 1892.

-Stones used in the construction came from Oregon's Clackamas River, east of Portland. Bricks for the lighthouse came from San Francisco.

-The builders finished the compound in August 1893, at a cost of $80,000

-The assistant lightkeepers' house is now a bed and breakfast with facilities for group events.

-The head lightkeeper's house was sold for $10 in 1940 to a buyer who tore it down and used it for lumber.

The lighthouse is beautiful and very much a part of its surroundings. It sits in the middle of a seven-mile trail network that features beach and wildlife viewing areas. You can see puffins, cormorants, gulls, and other birds. Sea lions and whales can be viewed from the beach and cliff-top lighthouse. Looking down, just over the railing near the lighthouse, you can spot common murres, which lay their eggs on the bare rocks. Its common to see brown pelicans and bald eagles fly by. Migrating gray whales travel to and from Alaska and Baja California right past the lighthouse. May is the busiest time of year for whale watching. Often you'll see migrating mothers with their calves as they travel close to shore.

Water front

Today's 54/71 sunny wind 0 till noon 10 mph after that 

Seeing as it,s sunny it's drive time