We followed the shallow but scenic Umpqua river most of the way to Sutherlin and the Escapee RV park there...among the nicer ones, and especially so for being near the town. But we had other things on our minds: Le Sport had begun producing billows of black smoke under load, and, Iceland, a green country according to Boristan*, had announced it would admit anyone who had had two COVID-19 vaccinations. While I pondered the automotive issues, Vicki researched the transportation and immigration issues, coming up with what I shall call the Iceland Gambit, to be described in a subsequent post. The decisions taken at Sutherlin meant that our trip was no longer leisurely: we had to get back to Menlo ASAP, in order to attend to the automotive issues but also to reorganize and pack for a five month trip to Europe. Via Iceland.
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| Timber Valley SKP RV park in Sutherlin |
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| Our boondocking encampment |
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| Nice place but for the clear-cuts |
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| On down the road, at a national forest campground near Shasta; deserted in view of the drought and heat |
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Outside a parts store in Corning, CA; the turbo has stopped entirely and maintaining 60mph in the hills is a struggle; here I am cleaning the mass air flow sensor...to little avail; we made it to Menlo Park, sans turbo, but, in view of other priorities, did nothing further with Le Sport than put it in storage; the EGR, turbo, and other matters to be dealt with in November... |
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| 53rd wedding anniversary dinner in the camper; leftovers from a Famous Dave's lunch in Union City; we were in a hurry (note candle, napkins, and matches from Le Petite Auberge, our 25th, in Paris) |
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| Fortunately, Rebecca had gotten us some nice desserts from Alexander's |
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