Sept 17th
Woke up to pouring rain!!! Not just a Vancouver "drizzle", a full on Nova Scotia sideways, soak-you-in-a-minute rain. It made packing up the car a bit of a challenge, but helped with our decision to leave the coast for a few days to follow the sun. We originally planned to go to the Portland/Gorge region, but according to the Internet, the weather was not great there either.
So off to Bend we go, fortified with a "big stinky" breakfast at the Pig 'n Pancake. We felt pretty adventurous, and had tons of information on Bend from Alan, so off we headed ...
the bad news? After approximately 8 hours in the car, we arrived at the campground to see a very prominent sign saying "CAMPGROUND FULL". Damn!!! I really was looking forward to setting up camp, having a fire and a nice bottle of wine. Well, I got my whine alright - no room at the inn! We were too late to get to an Information Centre, and the doggie friendly Inn Alan found for us was also full :( That's all the bad news.
We both stayed cool (in a nice way) until we found a place that would welcome Guinness - the good news??? It's right across the street from an outlet mall!!! What's a girl to do?? ...
We're confident that the weekend warriors will return to their homes tomorrow, and we'll scoop up their campsites - hope to stay here in Bend for a few days, and then head back to the coast.
We'll keep you posted. Lots of love to all N,D & G
Rain...grrrrrrr
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