Our 2019 Adventures

Hi everyone Not much new to report since our last post.  We're getting ready to go back to work on Tuesday for our final 3 days shift.  It is unreal that it has been almost 3 months since our arrival here.  Summer flew by. We have enjoyed the relationships with the other 3 volunteer couples here. We have rekindled a friendship with one of the couples, from our Santa Ana national wildlife refuge days, in TX.   Today we began with a "Boiled breakfast ".  It's ok, we had no idea either what it was.  Instead of explaining it, see picks below. Also went Blackberry picking today right after the big breakfast.    All kinds of berries grow wild here and you can eat them right off the vines or take them home to make pies and jams and whatever else you desire. We finally got lucky enough to capture this bandit that has been around for a long...

Hi everyone.  We just finished our 3 days tour being on duty and today is our first day off.  We're tired and a bit sore.  The gift shop and tours continue to be very busy.  After all, it is summer time and families are off and on vacation. Our friends Rich and Dawn whom we met in Santa Anna,  Texas a while back, are here  volunteering for July & August.  They own a Razor Dune buggy and took us out to experience the Dunes after all the "crazies" went home post Dune Fest.  Fun Fact: We discovered through some research, that much of the sand from the Dunes, began accumulating from the Umpqua River, (among others), over 100,000 years ago.   See info:   Oregon Dunes National Rec Area I got to drive at high speeds and climb those sand hills and come down fast.  Using all of my driving skills to avoid crashes and roll overs, I have to admit that it is lots of fun and very exhil...