September 3, 2012
Florence, Oregon
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We spent the past several days in Florence (Oregon, not Italy!) and managed to stay at two different locations. The Florence Elks Lodge is one of the few that has a separate RV Park located just outside town, and they also have spaces at the Lodge in town. We ended up staying at both, for four days each. The “Park” has a lot of trees, but we were able to get a site that afforded us a satellite signal window. Cell service (voice and data) was a little spotty, though. The Lodge has an open paved lot for RV parking, with better cell coverage but no on-site dump station. It’s all about the trade-offs.
Florence is a nice little town, and the weather was much sunnier and a tad warmer than we experienced in Newport. It all depends on the lay of the land against the sea.
This was a relaxing stop for us, as we didn’t have a lot planned. We took a drive inland to Eugene to do some shopping (last chance for Market of Choice), and did some trips along the coast for sightseeing and Geri’s rock collecting.
I took a few walks for exercise, and we made a couple of trips to the “Old Town” section of Florence, right along the Siuslaw River. It was neat to see all the flowers in bloom at this time of year, and Geri had a good time poking around in the shops and outdoor vendor displays.
Overall, we had a relaxing week+ and will definitely spend time here again when we’re in the area.
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