Late yesterday afternoon, this vehicle pulled in right across the "street" from us. It's a German version, called a Frankia" of our rig, also made with a Mercedes diesel engine. It's the same length as ours--24 feet--but is a Class A rather than a Class C, a novelty for us because they don't make A's that small in the USA. It's owned by a very nice British couple named Howard and Sue, from Hampshire. They bought it in Germany, took it home to England (19% sales tax there!), and had it shipped to the USA in November. They are touring all over North America, including Canada and Baja, and will be here 11 months total. We toured and admired eavch others' rigs, and then, after they asked if we'd fancy a drink, spent the evening sipping wine in their "motor caravan," as they say in the UK.This morning we left Nehalem Bay and headed south. Stopped in Tillamook for crab cakes, local rockfish fillets, Espresso Mocha ice cream cones at the cheese factory for breakfast, and Freddie Meyer's for groceries. We drove separately rather than hooking up the car, and met up at the Southbeach State park campground. The drive followed highway 101, mostly fairly narrow 2-lane, first through beautiful green meadows where the dairy cows were grazing, then along the ocean. Lots of cows--unlike Utah, it's so many cows to the acre rather than the other way around. Southbeach is about 3 miles south of the city of Newport, which we had to drive through to get here. Looks like a nice town--kind of a combination of modern conveniences (big box stores) but a big historic beach area, a lighthouse, and lots of fun, independent shops and restaurants. Oh, and a large quilt shop! There's supposed to be a lot to do in the area. I'm planning a walk down to the Hospitality Yurt to pick up trail maps for cycling, kayaking, and hiking.
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