Friday August 30, Still at South Beach

Had always planned to spend a few nights here as it is a the start of the Labour Day holiday weekend, the last big holiday of summer and don’t want to start our trip on the Oregon Coast until after it is over. Although may have a delay as the fresh water inlet to our toilet is leaking, Ian has tried to get in to fix it but looking at the manual it seems that it may need a new seal kit, so will sort it out once the holiday is over. In the meantime we are managing by turning the water pump off when we don’t need it.

The wind and rain stopped and the sun came out for a short while this morning, made the most of it and went for a long walk down the beach. Just love this rugged windswept coast. Interesting, found a decaying large animal on the beach, or rather smelt it first and the sea birds were enjoying a feast. Not really sure what it was but felt sure it was not a sea animal, and by the look of its claws suspected it may have been a bear….anyway it is a good story!

Had a quiet day sorting and packing things away, so much easier when everything has a place. Spent the afternoon reading, Sherry sent me off with “The Help” which I hadn’t read and really enjoyed it.

The sea fog came in this afternoon and can hardly see past the waterline, although surprisingly mild.

Alan, the chap in the next door camp had a heap of firewood left at his campsite and he invited us to join him over the campfire. He is a retired dentist and worked on the Navajo Reservations, now spends a lot of time on the road. Liz also joined us and we had a great evening. They both live in the Arizona area and passed on some really good tips.