Onward Ho!

Well, it took a week and a half, but we are finally ready to continue our journey.  First off, I have a few photos of the inside of the new coach.  Newmar is made in Indiana, in Mennonite and Amish country, and the woodwork is supposedly done by these people.  The woodwork is beautiful, and is cherry:

 

Munchkin and the parakeets got matching cage cabinets (made by a carpenter in Junction City who does custom work for the rv dealer).  Munchkin the cockatiel is the most expensive cockatiel in the history of the world:

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We had originally planned to go to Coos Bay and then Ashland, but we have decided to skip Ashland for a couple of reasons.  1)  We are running out of time, and wish to be in the San Francisco Bay Area for Thanksgiving;  2)  It is supposed to snow in the Cascades down to the 1500 foot level, so it's easier to drive down Highway 101 along the coast, and avoid the snow altogether.  So that's the plan.

Today we arrived in Coos Bay.  We were greeted by a full  rainbow!

And then, a large cargo ship sailed by, pushed by two tug boats, right in front of the RV park.  The two tugs spun the ship around like a top, with amazing speed, with one tug pushing on the rear starboard and the other pushing on the front port side.  The two tugs communicated with toots, as to when to push and when to stop.  Fascinating!  I didn't know tug boats were so powerful and quick.

 

More on Coos Bay to come!