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Getting away from the smoke.


darrel

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The smoke from fires around Grants Pass is unbearable. Loaded up the boat and went to Lakeside, Or. Got here yesterday. Booked the month of August at Osprey resort on Tenmile lake. Its 67 degrees here and 95 in GP. No brainer.

About the drive here, don't know our loaded weight of motorhome but the bed and every corner was loaded. The boat weighs in at 1360# without all the extras, add another 200 maybe. Did not drive over 50mph, was able to maintain 40 up hills in 2nd gear with the AC on. Did not overheat, All systems PERFORMED  as they should. Now get this the gas mileage averaged 12.58mpg, that's almost what we get with just the motor home. Figure that.

First photo about to launch the boat.

Second photo loading up at Costco in Roseburg.

Third photo is our home for 31 days.

If anyone is in the area your welcome to stop in for a boat ride maybe fish or crab.

It's 163 miles from GP to Lakeside and took 5.5 hours with two stops. Long drive.

Darrel and Gun

 

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Just goes to show it's the wind not the weight that kills the mileage. All the aerodynamics of a brick! Looks like you picked a nice spot!

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Gee, you had smoke at GP too. We had heavy smoke even here in Parksville, Vancouver Island.

A terrible thing to see so much of the western coast burning up! Mosy of the smoke here came from mainland B.C.  We did a have a few fires here but not nearly as bad. Nanaimo Lakes was the worst and longest lasting. 

Now we're getting cooler than normal temps, and rain.

Hope you folks got home and everything is back to normal with no smoke.

Give our regards to Gunn

 

Ron & Suzanne, Toy-Rig

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