Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Stuck in Eugene
We are not making much progress. Three days sitting in Eugene. And now it is raining.
I have tried making entries with my new iPhone-so far without success. That is one of the things I wanted the phone for. If you see any strange entries--it's me still working on the iPhone--trying to type with one finger--and get beyond the title line. At least I can make phone calls-- and receive and respond to e-mails.
So, why are we in Eugene. It is a moral lesson--do NOT defer maintainance on your car. We stopped here to take Jaz (the red car) to our old mechanic. There were so many things that needed taking care of that we will be paying for a "new" car but driving the old one away. We are still waiting for a last important part to arrive--something to do with the fan. Sigh. Hopefully it will come tomorrow. We have visited a few friends, walked a bit, hung out at Home Depot for most of an afternoon. .. Bored!
Two nights (including tonight) we camped at Armitage Park where they have WiFi. Last night we tried dry camping in the parking lot at Valley River Center which was fun and the first time we've ever done anything like that. It's a great spot--near the river and the bike trails--next to the mall for brainless entertainment--and the cinema where I couldn't find anything I wanted to see--and restaurants, etc. We decided to go out to breakfast this morning at Marie Callenders. There was a group of WWII vets in a back room. Kit thought one of them looked like our friend Ed. It was! Small world. We went over to their house to visit later.
My iPhone says it's 42 in Anacortes, 63 in Calastoga, and 75 in Tucson. Hopefully we'll get south soon.
I have tried making entries with my new iPhone-so far without success. That is one of the things I wanted the phone for. If you see any strange entries--it's me still working on the iPhone--trying to type with one finger--and get beyond the title line. At least I can make phone calls-- and receive and respond to e-mails.
So, why are we in Eugene. It is a moral lesson--do NOT defer maintainance on your car. We stopped here to take Jaz (the red car) to our old mechanic. There were so many things that needed taking care of that we will be paying for a "new" car but driving the old one away. We are still waiting for a last important part to arrive--something to do with the fan. Sigh. Hopefully it will come tomorrow. We have visited a few friends, walked a bit, hung out at Home Depot for most of an afternoon. .. Bored!
Two nights (including tonight) we camped at Armitage Park where they have WiFi. Last night we tried dry camping in the parking lot at Valley River Center which was fun and the first time we've ever done anything like that. It's a great spot--near the river and the bike trails--next to the mall for brainless entertainment--and the cinema where I couldn't find anything I wanted to see--and restaurants, etc. We decided to go out to breakfast this morning at Marie Callenders. There was a group of WWII vets in a back room. Kit thought one of them looked like our friend Ed. It was! Small world. We went over to their house to visit later.
My iPhone says it's 42 in Anacortes, 63 in Calastoga, and 75 in Tucson. Hopefully we'll get south soon.
# posted by Carol Harma @ 4:11 PM 
