Thursday 6/28/07
Got off to a gloriously late start. It's great not having a timetable.
The mountains today in northern California and Oregon were spectacularly beautiful but mean-spirited gluttons with our petrol. Up a 6% grade gulping gas--down a 6% grade slurping gas to feed the whining RPMs. The good news is that Oregon has relatively affordable fuel--less than $3.00/gal. And every drop is pumped by a paid professional. Only Oregon and New Jersey prohibit self-service gas stations. Kindred spirits on opposite shores?
No timetable, but... We have a minor problem with our breaking system for the cheap Jeep (you'll learn more later about CJ). Need to stop at a Camping World store (they installed the system) to get it diagnosed. We called every location in Oregon and Washington and none has time for us. Our only hope is to stand in line at the Burlington, WA, store tomorrow afternoon so we pushed a little today to be in position for the assault tomorrow. Camping World could be a nascent Wal-Mart. They're a specialty chain primarily focused on RV sales/service/parts/and accessories. Claim to be the biggest in the field. As more and more Boomers trade their 401Ks for opulent RVs, this chain probably gets much bigger fast.
Tonight we're at a rest area about 10 miles north of the Oregon/Washington border. Unremarkable location and it's raining. The trusty (most of the time) Admiral is dry as a bone.
