Stops and Starts

Our travels on the next leg took us from Eugene, south to a county regional park just outside of Crescent City, California. The drive was harder than the last two days due to some stretches of very curvy roads. I got tired by the time we stopped at 1:30 PM. 

It rained hard all night and we woke up early enough to enjoy a cup of coffee/tea as we packed up to explore the fourth leg of the trip. After many years of camper life, we have gotten as good as a NASCAR pit crew at hitting the road. 

Our first stop was just down the road at a local Safeway grocery store. The early departure called for a warm breakfast sandwich, and we like to try the local deli. Linda and I walked up to the counter and chose the breakfast burrito from their list of delicacies. The lady asked for our order, and we gave it to her and she said, “We can't make the burritos today, we have no tortillas!” We paused and looked at each other, and then we both looked around the store and replied, “No tortillas?” The attendant shook her head. It seemed to both of us that one of the four counter clerks could go to the Spanish food aisle and grab a package of tortillas to sell some burritos. They must have had their reasons. We purchased our sandwich and went on our way. We ordered the breakfast sandwich instead. As she prepared the sandwich, four customers ordered the breakfast burrito and were told the same thing, “No tortillas.” Each time Linda and I looked at each other and then around the store. I leaned into Linda and asked, “Isn't this a food store? Don't they sell tortillas?” Linda replied, “I know” and shrugged. We didn't say anything. Maybe it was store policy.

Just south of Crescent City on Hwy 101.

The road we were following, Highway 101, took us along the ocean and then dipped inland, aiming southeast to our next campground at Clear Lake State Park. It was a curvy, very hilly two-lane road most of the way, and we had to go very slowly in many places. By the time we arrived at camp at 2:45 PM, I was road-beaten, and Linda was ready for a walk. Linda went for a long walk, and I fell asleep.

Clear Lake is California's largest natural lake. The campground was well-maintained and had a nice feel. We were one of four vehicles camping in the park so it felt like we owned it! Linda and I planned to have a layover day and allow our bodies to rest. This site had no hookups, but the campground showers were close by and clean. 

At our spot at Clear Lake.

Getting used to the table clutter.