OTRA (On the Road Again)

We left Sandy Riverfront this morning after a wonderful month in Portland visiting Chris and Shawn and Anara. We were sorry to say goodbye, but ready for more adventures. Unfortunately, one of the first things that happened was more in the way of a misadventure than an adventure. Our living room slide came in tilted and broke the ceiling fan, making a very alarming "crack!" in the process. We're beginning to wonder if we're jinxed.

We stopped for lunch at a rest area that had been taken over by Army National Guard trucks and troops. We're lucky we got a spot to park. Several large trucks and RVs passed through while we were fixing and eating lunch, but they had to go on because there were no large truck/RV parking spaces available.

We thought we might stop in Arlington, OR, a fairly short trip, but decided to go on to Pendleton, where we are staying at Wildhorse Resort and Casino. It has a separate RV park. We're in site #36, a 30 amp site. They have a limited number of 50 amp sites. A note on the office door suggests that reservations are needed for the 50 amp sites (but they are clearly not required for the 30 amp sites, many of which are vacant).

[photos later]

Along the way we stopped at the Pilot Truck Stop in Stanfield to fill up with diesel and propane. Our outer propane tank was nearly empty. When the pump stopped, 6.86 gallons of propane had been pumped in, and the dial was not reading full, but that's all the pump would put in. There was probably a little remaining in the tank, but when empty, a 40 lb. propane tank should take a little over 9 gallons to fill. When we set up this evening, Ken turned on the propane, but we had no propane in the house. He had to switch to the inner tank to get propane to the stove. Now what???

It was hotter than heck today, but with 30 amp service, we could run only the living room a/c, so we closed off the bedroom. Fortunately it cooled off later and was quite pleasant for our evening walk. The casino complex also includes a golf course and a cultural center, all spread out, so we had plenty of places to walk around and explore. Of course we couldn't see much in the dark.


Tomorrow maybe we'll make a short trip so we'll have time to get a list of needed repairs together for New Horizons.