071005-Ashland

From Cape Blanco, we traveled down the coast to crescent city where we headed inland for Ashland, Oregon. Our friend Miki has an old friend that she wants us to visit, so that’s where we are going.
On a stretch of road from the coast to Grants Pass Oregon, I have named it God’s country because all of a sudden my GPS unit announce that it had lost satellite contact and I was on my own. I figure, when your GPS unit can’t tell you where you are, only God knows.
On the map, it was a healthy, straight road, but in truth it went thru thick forest land and had quite a few curves to contend with. Most of the time we needed to keep our dashboard lights on because the trees kept us in deep shadows.
As we approached Grants Pass, the GPS unit suddenly came to life and guided us to the local Wal-Mart.
After few phone calls, arrangements we made with Herm (Miki’s friend) to meet at a Safeway parking lot, where he picked us up and took us to lunch. Herm is a dynamic guy, loaded with personality and still retaining his New York roots and mannerism.
We had a terrific lunch at a local inn, got the 50 cent tour of the area and then for a treat, stopped at an off leash dog park for Peter to run around and make some new friends. It was really a perfect gift. Peter was very appreciative.
Later that afternoon, we bade our farewells and headed for a local RV park for the night.