Wednesday, June 10 (continued)
The beach as seen from a wayside along Route 101, somewhere near Yachats, Oregon
After fun and frolic with the crew on the wonderful and windy Oregon beach, we motor east along the meanders of the Alsea River.
Blackberry Campground is far enough inland to give us a camp away from the coastal winds.
As we enter the campground Bridget and Reggie wake from a very long nap.
“Oh, this is nice! You’re gonna’ love all this lawn!” And I’m going to love the calm and quiet . . . .
“We’re next to the river, too!”
The campground has 32 sites suitable for all sizes of rigs, and there is a camp host.
Sites are in full sun or in full shade or in a mix of both. I choose the latter, a back-in site that’s far away from the day use area, restroom, and boat ramp.
I set up a “sitting room” — the lounger for me and a pallet with beds and toys for the crew.
The air is calm and the temperature perfect!
We share left-over rotisserie chicken — mine in a sandwich and the crew’s cut into bite-sized pieces — and then we walk the campground loop.
The only other campers are a couple from California who have a cute little trailer called an Expedition. (Notice the nifty storage compartment at the hitch.)
At the bottom of the boat ramp, someone has made a dam of rocks forming a small pool.
“Hey! You two wanna’ wade with me?”
There’s no need to shed my shoes because I’m wearing my waterproof Keen sandals. Reggie and Bridget wade around me in water up to their elbows.
“Wow, what a day you’re having. First the beach and then wading in a river!”
I drop a check for $10 at the self-pay station (with senior discount, half the regular $20 fee) and we return to our site to relax.
Well, Bridget and I relax.
Reggie picks a fight with his doggie bed.
I take photos from the comfort of my lounger. The river is down the bank in the photo below.
I hear voices . . . I jump up to look . . . ah, kayakers!
Bridget is under the Best Little Trailer.
I don’t know if she’s there to be cool, lying on the pavement, or to avoid the camera. Probably both. Reggie, meanwhile, is done tossing his blue monkey around and is now engaged in serious chewing.
All he needed was a nap after his romp at the beach to be fully charged with energy again!
Bridget comes out from under the BLT and Reggie notices.
He’s so happy to see Bridget that he runs over and circles her three times, causing his tether to wrap around her three times!
“Reggie! You lassooed the Bridge!”
In the photo above Bridget has already extricated herself from one of the loops and is working on the remaining two. She reacts to this predicament in good spirits.
One more walk around the campground — a few latecomers have arrived — and, soon after that, this perfect day comes to a close. Two happy, worn-out pups and their happy, worn-out keeper turn in early and sleep peacefully through the night.
rvsue
NOTE: I intended to include in this post the following day at the beach, when Bridget and Reggie are let off their leashes to run. However, it would make this post too long with too many photos. Next time!
ANOTHER NOTE: More comments came in under the previous post right before I published this post.
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