Last night it rained and it kept it up this morning. I thought we were going to be blessed with a wet departure, including wet heads, hair and clothes but about 8:00 AM the rain quit. We quickly shlepped outside and made final preparations to split. By just after 10:00, we were coasting down the hill from Paradise TT to US-12 where we turned west about 20 miles to I-5. We turned south to Longview and Kelso and exited the freeway, crossed the Columbia River and continued west on OR-30. No sooner had we turned onto OR-30 when we came upon a vehicle wreck blocking part of the other side of the divided highway. It appeared than some inattentive soldier had flipped his heavy Army vehicle into the ditch such that it ended up on its side pointing the wrong way. Many other brave warriors were lingering alongside the road as another Army vehicle tried to crane the now-ruined truck and mobile machine gun platform from the muck. The ruined rig looks like it will now provide parts but not transportation. Maybe an hour later, we passed through gorgeous Astoria and continued on OR-30 a bit further where we got onto US-101 south to Seaside. Not far off 101 we pulled into the Seaside Thousand Trails for another nearly-free stay at one of our membership campgrounds.

Seaside TT has full hookups and decent sized spaces but no WiFi. Our satellite dish works well here. The campground is right on the west edge of town and abundant shopping and touristy stuff is nearby.

See the Army. Click the link. https://photos.app.goo.gl/NhzmMBTq3mEQNpeG6