2002-2005 (c) GetJealous.com, All rights reserved. http://www.getjealous.com/thetigwells3/rss.xml Welcome to our web site. You can follow our USA trip from 11 March 2012 by checking out our diary entries. You can also view our photos, or see our map by clicking the tabs at the top of the page. Also, why not leave a quick note on our message board - we'd love to hear from you! Do remember to put your email address in the message so that we can get back to you. http://www.getjealous.com/thetigwells3 http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2726650&go=thetigwells3 On Tuesday we made our last journey down to Malibu Creek State Park where we collected a rental car and camped overnight in readiness for picking up Ron and Julie at LAX. We had an early night but were awoken in the early hours by a pack of Coyote that had made a kill and were howling for all they were worth. This was followed by the Great Horned Owl hooting - what a wonderful finale to our trip... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2726650&go=thetigwells3 Thu, 6 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2726645&go=thetigwells3 On Monday morning it was time to prepare for our penultimate journey in Harvey. We did a little shopping and then returned our hire car. We left Oakhurst at 11am and set off to travel south. It was very hot again and we drank copious amounts of iced cold water - yes, our fridge is still behaving itself! We pulled off the interstate for lunch as the one and only rest area in the vicinity was closed... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2726645&go=thetigwells3 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2724972&go=thetigwells3 Tuesday was our day of departure but our lovely hosts had said that they were in no hurry for us to leave and we could go when we were ready. So, the hire car was returned, the laundry was done, our fridge/freezer took on board our food from our host"s freezer and we were ready to take Harvey for a service at 1.30pm. We went to Oil Can Henry"s and were most impressed with the service whi... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2724972&go=thetigwells3 Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2723750&go=thetigwells3 On Wednesday we left South Beach State Park and headed out early, making our way south down the coast. We stopped off for breakfast on an overlook and enjoyed our bagel whilst looking out to sea. Here we saw another new bird - the American Scoter. There was a flock of them and one minute they were there and the next minute they had all dived and there was not one to be seen. From there we continue... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2723750&go=thetigwells3 Wed, 8 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2722409&go=thetigwells3 Pleasant Valley: We had thought that we would be visiting a dentist on Friday morning and so we showered straightaway so that we were ready to leave but the bad toothache did not come back, not even after eating breakfast - on one side of course - it just felt very sore and uncomfortable and so Linda decided to wait and see how it progressed. You may have guessed from Linda"s enthusiasm that ... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2722409&go=thetigwells3 Fri, 3 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2721688&go=thetigwells3 On Monday we awoke to a bright sunny morning again and many of the campers were preparing to move out. We could take our time because we only had a few miles to go to our next site, Nehalem Bay State Park and so we had a leisurely morning watching the activities all around us. We learned from the host on site that one camper over the weekend had caused a commotion because he could not get his slid... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2721688&go=thetigwells3 Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2721338&go=thetigwells3 Apart from the traditional car park cleaning at 1.30am and the fact that they decided to repair some holes in the car park with a work crew that arrived noisily at 7.30am we had a good night again in the Walmart. We got ready to leave and called in to Safeway for our apple donut twist fix before heading off to Fort Stevens State Park. It was a very pleasant run and we arrived at Fort Stevens at ar... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2721338&go=thetigwells3 Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720311&go=thetigwells3 With just over 180 miles to do we had a relaxed start to our journey on Sunday to Ainsworth State Park, about 30 miles east of Portland. We followed the Columbia River and took the scenic route through Washington. We stopped off for coffee and sat in our chairs looking down at the river in the glorious sunshine - wonderful. We then crossed the river into Oregon and the wind whipped through the val... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2720311&go=thetigwells3 Sun, 22 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2719542&go=thetigwells3 With great reluctance we left Big Arm State Park on Thursday morning and headed into Polson to do some shopping, use the internet and do our laundry. From there we travelled about 60 miles to Missoulla where we intended to overnight in a Walmart car park. When we arrived we immediately noticed that there was a sign saying no overnight camping by city ordinance. We debated the issue and decided tha... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2719542&go=thetigwells3 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2719541&go=thetigwells3 We arose on Monday morning after no disturbances during the night and made our way to an auto electrical place we had sourced. It turned out to be a one man band company and he was booked out with work for at least a week - he suggested that we try the company over the parking lot. He too was very busy and could fit us in on Friday. There was another guy there that used to own the place and he was... http://www.getjealous.com/blog.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=2719541&go=thetigwells3 Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:00:00 GMT