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Moolack to Astoria on day 3

Moolack Shores Lodge in the morning fog. What a great spot for a vacation. It's on the beach north of Newport and all the rooms have themes. We were in the Viking room and agree with the comment found in the guest book. We gathered in the Oregon room for 'party time' and OOOed & AWEed as we walked through each of the other guest rooms: Movies, Racers, Titanic, Cars, Cowboy, Airplanes, etc.

Some of us missed dinner last night opting for wine & cheese, chips, salami, cookies and fudge. Sometimes were not quite gormands but we made up for it this morning a short drive north on Hwy 101 in Depot Bay. We had a really hardy breakfast at the Sea Hag as evidenced the photo of full bellys .

We have been pretty scattered out, running with different people or going on our own throughout the day. Here is your MAFCA Era Fashion Chair, Judy Lewis at a antiques/junk barn stop south of Cloverdale.

We stopped at the Tillamook Air Museum and enjoyed the great exibits including this Mini-Guppy cargo plane. Checking out the cockpit I noticed a few more controls to learn than our Model A's. Wonder if they double clutch that big boy?

Sunshine finally after fog and cold all morning. The short lived clearing exposed the beautiful coastline south of Cannon Beach before going back to overcast skies the rest of the way to Astoria.

After our nightly social we overwhelmed Clemente's Restaurant in Astoria on a Tuesday night with a skeleton crew on duty. The wait is always extended when a large group comes on short notice, but it was a fun evening and the food and presentation was worth waiting for. Everyone's looking forward to relaxing at Lake Quinault Lodge in the Olympia Rain Forest tomorrow for 2 nights.

Curly Redwood to Moolack Shores

The concensus is that everyone had a good night at the Curly Redwood Lodge in Crescent City. Check out the history and the size of the tree they built it from on their website. We're a scattered group today, some leaving really early and others still in bed as we left a little before 9:00. A mile from the lodge we lost 2 cars to a McDonalds, and then there were 3. The fog was pretty constant the whole day, obscuring ocean

views and putting a chill on the roadster folks. We stopped in Brookings, the Banana Belt of the Oregon coast, filled our tanks (by law they pump it) and mailed postcards to our un- connected friends & family.

Stopping for a stretch on the shore, we adjusted a rich fuel issue on one of the A's and walked through the grassy dunes. Still slowing down on the hills, we pulled into the Visitors Center in Gold Beach. I reset the points and timing, and adjusted the carburetor, again. Now it's running good with no more problems.

Oregon has beautiful scenery and excellent roads with crews working to keep them in shape. We went through about 10 construction zones for repaving and bridge building. Traffic was lite and with 'Speed 55' the pace suits our A's doing about 50mph. We arrived in Bandon for an excellent lunch and thaw at the Wheel House. Dave retarded the timing on his Cabriolet but has a larger problem that we haven't isolated completely. Sounds like a U-joint, missing tooth on the pinion, flywheel hitting the starter bolt (confirmed sort of at the motel) or all of them. We fought high winds north of Florence and arrived at Moolack Shores around 6pm. Check out their website and you will want to stay here too.

'A' Good Day 1

We gathered in Santa Rosa on this overcast Sunday for a 7 am departure up US 101. Everyone has been anxious to get going and the day has finally arrived. We broke into a beautiful sunny day north of Cloverdale, and lined up 12 deep at a one holer 'pit stop' north of Ukiah. Then up Willits Grade with ease, the only real hill between home and BC.







Observing all road signs in Laytonville, we drove slowly through the Chandelier Redwood Tree in Leggett, then to the Avenue of the Giants, switching to lady drivers, and a picnic at the Visitor's Center. Bob Dungan led us to the Dungan Grove that his Grandfather saved from the loggers in the 20's. One hood opens to adjust points, then north to Rio Dell for gas, through Eureka and Orick, stopping to see the Roosevelt Elk grazing next to the highway.



















Turning off on to the Drury Highway (old 101) at Prairie Creek, we drove one of the most beautiful roads in the state. One more stop at the Trees of Mystery to buy fudge before going on to Crescent City for the night. In honor of the repeal of the 13th Ammendment we opened some of Sonoma County's finest before going to dinner.









It was a mild 312 mile day over about 10 hours of leasurely travel, stops, food and fun. A great way to start. Sorry the photos will have to wait. My IT lady is still sleeping and I need some help.


Steve

The night before

Tomorrow morning Sunday the 25th, 10 Model A's and 1 modern are leaving for the MAFCA International Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia. Judy & I will be driving a 1929 Roadster that has served us well over the years. With trips to New England, Dallas, Casper, and national & regional meets all over the west, we're relying on it for one more good smooth run on the 15 year old Babbitt. With 39,000 miles it still doesn't use oil (only a few drips) or smoke. Our traveling companions are all good friends and members of the Sonoma A's. All of us are involved with the planning for the 2011 MAFCA National Awards Banquet. Check back for photos and news from the road. Steve Lewis