August in Oregon: Visiting Family and Camping

Retiring Early Gives Us Time to Travel

Jon & Terry Relaxing at Cotillion Gardens RV Park Near Santa Cruz

     "Retirement Before the Age of 59" means plenty of time to do all the things we enjoy, especially traveling to Oregon from our home in Mexico to visit our children, grandchildren, and my mother and aunt. This August, we enjoyed the trip in our motorhome, up through the coastal route of California and Oregon. We camped with some of our children and grandchildren on the Rogue River, watched the solar eclipse with my mother in Salem, saw our new grandson for the first time, and enjoyed clear, sunny skies and delicious seafood in Florence. August was a good month to be in Oregon!

Camping in the Redwoods in Felton, California

Mendocino, California

Thompson McMenamins with Mom & Aunt Dorothy

Camping with the Kids & Grandkids at Farewell Bend

Cooking Hobo Stew and Hotdogs Over the Campfire

Cooling Off With Jon & Bella By the Rogue River

Holding Our Youngest Granddaughter, Eva

Eva Finally Asleep, Dirty & Content on Daddy Chris' Lap

Granddaughters' Silliness and Togetherness in the Hammock

Michelle & Juliet on the Electric Scooter

I Held Our 2-Week Old Grandson

We Watched the Solar Eclipse in Salem with My Mom, Kathy

My Own Photo of the Eclipse at Totality

Eva Played with Her Great-Grandma Kathy

Forest Fire Smoke Was Bad in Much of Oregon

So We Headed Back to the Coast for Blue Skies & Seafood!

     We are grateful that we planned our "Retirement Before the Age of 59". We'll enjoy Oregon and our family for a bit longer before we return to our home in Mexico.

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