Saturday Sep 7, Shoreline RV Park, Crescent City, CA

September 08, 2013

Saturday Sep 7, Shoreline RV Park, Crescent City, CA

Pat and Del with their 2013 Born Free RV

Another sunny warm day, with temps in the lower 20’s, just perfect for cruising. Sitting having breakfast noticed whales breaching out in the bay, not close enough for photos, but got quite a thrill as this was the first whale siting in our travels. Before leaving we called into the stunning Hawthorne Gallery, which features some wonderful art and jewellery, this is certainly not your normal small town gallery but I guess the location overlooking the ocean on this main coastal route makes it a good position.


Griff's where we had dinner last night.

The trip south followed the rugged coast line, dotted with small coves and rocky outcrops. A really spectacular drive. We stopped at Brookings and fuelled up at $3.66/gallon, before we crossed the border, California prices are over $4.00/Gallon.

Pulled into the marina for a lunch stop, and saw another Born Free motorhome pulling in, they had seen us first. Pat and Del had brought their new RV in Florida at the beginning of the year and during the past two months as they travelled to the North West, we were the first Born Free they had seen. Just love how unique our vehicles are and whenever we have seen one, we have stopped and had a good chat. It was great to see inside a new one, there have been a number of good changes but the layout and most of the joinery is exactly the same.

On our last trip we crossed briefly in California before heading north, and were stopped at the border and our fruit was taken, so were half expecting a check this afternoon as we crossed the border but just drove straight on through.

Stopped at the information centre in Crescent City to get some California maps and information, this coastal town was hit by a tsunami after the 1964 Alaskan Earthquake which destroyed the commercial district. We found a great campground right on the edge of the harbour. The tide was going out and I had a wonderful time paddling around on the sandy flats stalking firstly some little birds which I think are plovers, and then an egret, which was wary of me but I managed to get reasonably close. May well have the names wrong here, appreciate any suggestions!