We drove our coach 190 miles, about 4 hours of driving, from Lebanon, Oregon to Buxton, Oregon, with a detour to the Oregon Motorcoach Center in Eugene.
The map route for the first leg, heading south:
And the second leg, heading north:
We hooked up our toad on the way out of Gill’s Landing RV Park:
Heading south on good ol’ I-5:
I watched a travel day video on travel day:
Eugene exits:
Arriving at Oregon Motorcoach Center:
Our coach surrounded by others:
Reception:
We hung out in the waiting area, enjoying the company of one of the two resident dogs; a very well-behaved dog, who liked to play, but wasn’t overly pushy about it:
Our coach:
We went out for a Shari’s breakfast for lunch:
Our coach, with a tech installing SoftStartRV units on the roof ACs:
Other coaches:
Once they were done, they backed up our coach for us, so we could hook up our truck:
A great company to work with; they were responsive via email in scheduling the appointment, and got several things done, including replacing the engine air filter, installing two SoftStartRV units, fixing some interior accent lighting, and investigating a couple of other minor issues. And they were happy for Paladin to stay in the coach while we hung out in the nice waiting room, started work promptly, and wrapped up in time for us to continue our journey. We’ll definitely use them again in the future, probably every year as we head back to Portland.
Back on the road, a diesel fuel stop on the way out of Eugene (our tank is 150 gallons, but we usually don’t let it get below halfway); spendy stuff:
Back on I-5, heading north:
A rest area stop:
Hey #vanlifer, you may be an RV, but you don’t need to be in the truck parking:
My Pokémon buddy brought me a gift:
217 exit:
Typical 217 traffic:
26 exit:
26 westbound:
Vernonia exit:
Arriving at our destination, Stub Stewart State Park:
Our coach backing in to our site:
