the trail from Blaine, WA to Santa Monica, CA

[ebirder2000@...]

Jo-Ski & Stew,

I assume you are taking the bird? If so three days would be an arduous trip
assuming one driver. I would plan on four days and hope the weather in the
syskiyous (sp) is favorable.

Steve & Cathy
79FC35
Currently shoreside at the Salton Sea



In a message dated 11/16/2007 8:30:16 PM Pacific Standard Time, josl@...
writes:




Greetings, folks--

Well, we may just be spontaneous this year and head south towards Santa
Monica, CA in December--probably around the Christmas holiday, of course! It's
my
old teen-age stomping grounds, and we've got some long-time family friends
there. Though the scenic route (Hwy. 101) would be lovely to consider, time
constrains us to take the I-5 route.

Some questions, please:
a.. Any suggestions for pleasant campgrounds once you get south, past
Portland, OR please? From our great experience this past summer at Jantzen
Beach
campground (just outside of Portland), we'd stop there for sure for the first
night--was lovely. Was wondering if folks had suggestions for good
campgrounds/a.. Any suggestions for pleasant campgrounds once you get south,
past
Portland, OR please? From our great experience this past summer at Jantzen
Beach
campground (just outside of Portland), we'd stop there for sure for tha.. An
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b.. We've heard of two campgrounds near Santa Monica--Malibu RV Park and the
Dockweiler RV Park in Playa Del Rey. Is anyone familiar with those
campgrounds, please, or does anyone have other recommendations?
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c.. Also, what can we expect at this time of year down in that
neck-o'-the-c.. Also, what can we expect at this time of year down in that
neck-o'-the-woods, please? Are the RV parks likely to be booked and
jam-packed full?
In other words, are we kidding ourselves to even be able to camp at these
places? Being still relatively new to the RV world, we d
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d.. And, what about the notorious stretch of I-5 known as "the grapevine" at
this time of year? I remember from driving through there in my teens that
just about every service station along the way had 20 stalls to accommodate
cars whose radiators had blown from the heat. Is it gonna be a stinker to deal
with in a Blue Bird at this time of year, por favor?
Many, many thanks in advance for any suggestions and advice!

Best regards,

Jo-Ski (and Stew)
"The Bird Abides"
'83-FC 35 RB
Blaine, WA

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