A timelapse of driving our RV, a Tiffin Allegro Bus motorhome, 68 miles from Florence, Oregon to Eugene, Oregon.
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Travel from Florence to Eugene, Oregon
We drove our coach just 68 miles, about one hour of driving, from Florence, Oregon to Eugene, Oregon.
We had an appointment at Oregon Motorcoach Center for some servicing, and had originally planned to drive from the coast to Eugene, but decided to make it easier on ourselves by doing that drive the day before, staying one night in a county park. Very fortunate that we were able to snag a reservation at the last minute.
Here’s the map route, heading east:

An interactive map:
Since were were parking under trees, I used my 360 camera to examine the slide toppers for debris:
Preparing to leave:

Pulling out of our site:

Driving through the campground:

Preparing to toad up; I had driven our truck to the toading area by the pool, then walked back to help guide our coach:

Approaching the exit:

Since we didn’t have a sewer connection, we used the dump station on the way out:

People waiting for the Memorial Day parade in Florence:



Siuslaw River:


A tunnel; always a little nerve-wracking in our coach:



Jenn driving:

She has back and side cameras (with our truck visible), a built-in RV-safe GPS, and a GPS on her phone:

Paladin on the steps:

Joining I-5 North:

A fuel stop:

The 150-gallon diesel tank was only quarter full; we usually don’t let it get below half, but there weren’t a lot of suitable fuel options on the coast:


100 gallons of fuel, so I guess it was actually a third full:

Bridge:

Our destination, Armitage County Park:

Checking in:

Our site:

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Baseball: Mariners at Athletics
While staying north of San Francisco, our Seattle Mariners happened to be in Oakland, so we attended a game.
Jenn’s game summary:
It was the final game, and a sweep of the A’s by the Mariners with another come-from-behind win. Taylor Trammell had a 2-run homer in the 3rd. A’s pitching was not good. Walked Trammell in the 4th to score Cal Raleigh. Bases loaded, Kolten Wong singled to score Teoscar Hernandez and J.P. Crawford. Kirby settled in after the 3rd, and Sewald closed it out. Sad to see so few fans at the crumbling Coliseum, but it was a good Mariners win. The A’s will be in Vegas in a few years anyway. I feel bad for the loyal Oakland fans.
Rooted in Oakland… but not for much longer, as they are planning to move to Las Vegas:

Tailgating:

The Coliseum:

A peek of the field:

Looking back from our seats:

Selfie from our seats:

We could see into the camera and ramp area, as the Mariners gave autographs on the way out:





Play ball:



We did a mobile order for food, which was a mistake; I spent over half an hour standing in line to pick up our food after the “ready” notification, while the ad hoc order line was moving much faster:






Finally, our chicken and fries:




Some slow-mo videos:






Sweep:

Mariners win!




Autographs:





Scores:

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Hearst Castle
Hearst Castle is an iconic mansion about midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
They offer a number of tours, from the basic Grand Rooms Tour, which we did 22 years ago when we first moved to the US, to a more exclusive Julia Morgan Tour, about twice as long, limited to just eight visitors, and gets to go places not seen by other tours. We opted for the latter this time; a very worthwhile experience.

The experiences starts and ends at the visitor center:

The visitor center includes food, a gift store, and exhibits:




Everyone takes a bus up the hill to the castle:

The tour started with the outdoor pool; we were on a side of the pool where the other tours can’t go:







Castle:

Exploring one of the guest cottages:














View:

Another cottage:







The castle:
















Dining room:


Another room:


Game room:

Theater:

Another room:

Julia Morgan’s room:




Kitchen:










Stairs:

Bedroom:

Stairs:

Ceiling:

Library:








Back of cottage:

Underneath a large patio are some old hidden steps, that were built then covered up as Hearst changed his mind:



Indoor pool:




I recorded a timelapse video of the tour with my new 360 camera as an experiment. Unfortunately, the timelapse is designed for static subjects, morphing any movement, which isn’t great with motion. I really should have done a hyperlapse instead, but this is still interesting:
The view looking down the hill, including the winding road to castle:

Hearst Castle sign:

Photo:

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