Courageous Joy

Day 10 - Crescent City, CA to Springfield, OR
Monday - 25 June 2007

Motorcycle Lotto: Mike is the winner today.

Quote of the Day: From Zander, “Mom, there’s a picture of you marrying JARED!” as he checked out Mom’s photo collection and saw the one Mike and my wedding. ::snort::
Saying goodbye is always tough. We all said goodbye late to the G’s Saturday night. Mike and Jamin ran back over to the house to deliver some photos that had finished printing in the night and to bring the row boat back up to Mom and Dad G’s garage.

We left our campsite late. We had an uneventful drive to OR. Beautiful scenery, redwoods, mountains, valleys, Smith River, Umpqua River, Willamette Valley.

It’s been a habit for over 24 years to stop at Rice Hill for Umpqua ice cream when we drive between OR and CA. We stopped.

We had planned to park in front of Mom and Dad T’s house, but there wasn’t quite enough room. The children and I visited with Mom, while Mike and Dad went to check the two RV Parks in town. It turns out that both were “seedy” and not ones Mike would stay at.
My brother, Nate, his wife, and two children dropped by and we had an impromptu BBQ.
We are now parked in the lot of my home church - one of the sending churches for my parents for years and years. It’s actually a very secluded and quiet nook that Dad and Mike found for us.
I felt ill all day (which is why I forgot to pictures last night). Turns out I have a fever. Arielle began throwing up as we left Mom and Dads…..we’ve decided to be a day late into Spokane and to give all sickos a day to rest….while the rest play. Praying no one else gets sick as the rest of this week will be taken up with conference…..

Can't get the mouse to work here - so - photo one - gas in Cave Junction, OR, Photo two - RICE HILL! LOL