Where is the Sun????

 

Three weeks and we have only seen the sun for a total of maybe 4 days! The temperatures have hovered around 55 degrees during the day with lows at night in the 40s.  The entire inside of the trailer is getting moist and even the widows are wet on the inside! Its official, we have cabin/trailer fever!  We headed south from the Portland area for a 3 day stay in Florence, Oregon and then on to Crescent City, California.  Karen had a show to do in Eugene,Oregon, which is about 1-1/2 hours east of Florence.  This meant Karen was up at 3:30am getting ready for work!  It brings back memories of me getting up at 5:45am while everyone else is sleeping and making my way into work. My how things have changed. The drive down the coast was a nice trip.  We had opportunities to stop and stretch our legs at some beautiful beach front rest areas!  We even popped open the slides and made lunch while watching the waves crash ashore!  The kids and I hiked down to the shoreline to look for sea lions and other marine life while Karen snapped pictures of Norm.  This gave Bryson time to completely destroy his clothes and shoes, but hey he's a 6 years old boy! The only downer is the absence of sunshine!  It really does seem to drain the life out of you!  Karen and I need at least 3-4 days of sunshine or we begin to get a little edgy. Once in Crescent City, we visited the Redwood forest and that was absolutely amazing. The picture of the kids and Karen standing in the left over stump should put it into perspective of how massive these beautiful trees are.  The sun managed to show its face the day before we left so we took the kids to the beach and let them dip their toes in the frigid water!  We, on the other hand brought the chairs and just sat there recharging our batteries with nice warm sun.  The Northwest coast is a beautiful place to see, but timing is everything!  When the sun is shining there is no other place you want to be, but when the fog and mist roll in its time to head south!