Day 12/13 - Coos Bay to Woodburn

Happy Hump Day y'all!  Obviously I am getting my American drawl on.  I was originally going to post this yesterday but shopping got in the way, so today will be a long two day in one post.  Sorry!

Sunday night before we left Coos Bay we had a BBQ of seafood and the wind was ridiculous.  I just have to share a pic of the fort Trent and Pops made for us to keep the wind down.  It was so cold so we were wearing MANY layers.  It's funny for me and looks ghetto.  More ghetto in a minute.......

A tugboat going by our site in Coos Bay

Trailer Trash

Yesterday we traveled from Coos Bay to Woodburn via Florence.  The drive was really pretty and the road was great!  Not like the skinny, windingy, motion sickness road we took to get to the coast!  The road went along a river and there so many boats out fishing. 

We stopped for a lunch at a historical marker which no longer existed.  Not sure how that works.  Isn't a historical marker always a historical marker?  Anyways......we traveled an hour from Florence to the I-5.

A railroad bridge with a tiny little house on top.  Similar to my tiny little hat!

Once we hit the interstate the beautiful scenery was gone and I missed the coast already.  We drove the hour to Woodburn which is about a half hour outside Portland.  We setup, dumped the girls and headed off for outlet shopping!  A girl can't get enough shopping....let me tell you!

The girls on the drive.  Happy travelers!

We shopped for a couple of hours then came back to feed the girls and go for dinner.  We decided to go to a Mexican restaurant that had a couple good reviews on Trip Advisor.  Apparently President Obama ate there while campaigning in Woodburn.  How bad could that be!?

So we wind our way through the ghetto of Woodburn (whoever thought that would be possible) and a bunch of residential streets.  Finally we come to main street in what I would guess was Spanish Harlem.  The signs were no long in English - everything was Spanish.  There were also all these little markets and stores that were open late.  It was VERY strange.  We found Luis Taquitos and went it.  It was very cafe looking and you had to order at the counter.  As it turns out the food was soooo good!  We finished our food with some quick glances over the shoulder and made our way back to the RV Park without having to endure a drive by shooting!  Life is good!  I would have taken a picture, but that right there could have gotten me shot.  I really wish I could have shared some of the Spanish bootie we witnessed!

After dinner, Trent and I headed back to the outlets for a last minute shop.  It was an early night and we decided to stay in Woodburn another night in order to go to Victoria's Secret in Portland and enjoy the area.

That brings me to yesterday.  We had a lazy morning, cooked a big breakfast and headed for Washington Square.  We spent the day doing some shopping then came back to the RV Park for a wonderful tuna dinner.  Dad and Mumsey picked up a butt load of tuna in Coos Bay so we feasted on that!!  YUM!!

YUM! Fresh tuna!!

As we were cooking dinner, there was a sight to be seen like no other.  Let me give you a bit of a back story.  I am VERY intrigued by the RV behind us.  They don't have a vehicle there and the RV isn't licensed.  So.....it looks like someone dropped these people there and left.  It appears to be a young guy and girl and baby who live there.  When we first arrived here, the guy (who looks like a girl) was sitting at the sewer pipe doing something and pulling shit (probably literally) out of the pipe.  He was then washing the area and his hands with their fresh water hose. GROSS!!  This is what made me intrigued by them.  So of course, now, we always peek over to see what's going on.  That same night after the shit incident, there was a girl laying on a blanket on the ground.  Then yesterday when we woke up, the guy was sleeping in a chair outside. 

Anyways - as we are cooking dinner, the sister of the guy is outside and obviously hot in the 30 degree heat.  I should probably describe her first to get the full effect.  She is about 300 pounds and was wearing daisy duke cut off shorts.  On the top she was wearing a halter bikini top with no underwire.  This meant her boobs were hanging middriff.  Well....Trent calls me out to take a look and since it was so hot, she is deciding to have an outside shower at the back of their RV - FACING US!!!  It was quite the site.  Pops and Trent found it very intriguing as well!  I came out from cleaning up for a better look and she decided she wanted to touch the girls.  Not her girls in the sagging halter, but our girls!  YIKES!  I think I would have preferred the first one...........Apparently the pool was closed and she was hot so we had endure her outside shower.  Lucky us. 

Me and the girls - You can see the aftermath in the background

After dinner and drinks we headed back to the outlet mall for some last minute shopping.  You just can't get enough of the no tax and 80% off!  At the mall there are some pretty spectacular flowers that Trent and Mumsey struck poses in front!

The height and number of flowers was pretty astonishing!  Well that was our last 2 days!  This morning we are heading out and shooting for somewhere north of Seattle.  We will see where the day takes us.  It may be pretty boring but I will try to snap some interesting pics!

I hope you have a wonderful day and sorry for the long post.....probably should have split that into two but oh well! 

Love Love!!