Today we faced a mixed bag of stuff to do. I spent a couple hours straightening out my backlog of blog uploading caused by our lack of internet communications in the last few campgrounds. The last place we had wifi was in Yreka back on May 19. Peggy went to the big laundry facility here at Blue Ox RV and graciously washed all our clothes.
However, we eventually emerged from under the miserable cloud of toil and returned to unfettered fooling around. Late in the day we hopped into Charlotte and drove over to the Willamette River for a cruise upriver (south) to Eugene. Recent rains and expensive irrigation have created an emerald wonderland along the river. Handsome farm houses and tidy pastures are sprinkled between sections of both conifer and hardwood tree patches along the route. It is very bucolic.
Once close to Eugene, we took a short drive up the lower section of the McKenzie River that empties into the Willamette in Eugene. Again, we passed through some more very scenic territory. Those old enough to remember the movie “Sometimes A Great Notion” will probably recollect the house the Stamper family inhabited in the movie and it can be found here.
As dinner time approached, we drove back into the Springfield/Eugene area to dine at a Chinese food buffet with Peggy’s sister and her now full grown kids. Sean, Peg’s nephew, and his mate, Veronica, brought along their newborn, Orion. He is a very healthy-looking, absolutely delightful little guy that smiles a lot. He was unafraid of me and my massive bulk, instead choosing to offer an evening of entertainment to the crowd. He is not a whiner. He is also a handsome little fart. I like him. Peggy’s other nieces joined us with their mates and all seemed to have a pretty good time. We certainly had pretty good food.