Friday, October 3, 2008

J'CAPOTE A KLAMATH - PHOQUE





SITTING AT GOLD BEACH, THEY CALLED FOR HEAVY RAINS. WE DECIDED TO LEAVE AND HEAD FOR CALIFORNIA, 75 MILES TO KLAMATH.

UP AND DOWN, CRAZY HILLS AND CRAZIER FOG.

MADE IT TO KLAMATH, AND WHEN WE STOPPED AT THE PARK, A CAR PULLED UP, THE LADY ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND SAID " PARLEZ-VOUS FRANCAIS?" "OUI", I SAID. HER HUSBAND OPENED THE DOOR AND SAID, "BEN, J'CAPOTE, STIE! NOUS AUTRES AUSSI ON EST DU QUEBEC."

THEY WERE FROM MONTREAL, FLEW TO VEGAS AND RENTED A CAR TO TOUR NEVADA,ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.

SETTLED IN AND WENT IN SEARCH OF A GROCERY STORE. NONE FOR 25 MILES, SO WE BOUGHT BREAD, MILK AND WATER AT SUBWAY.....

SAW A BIG PAUL BUNYAN AND BLUE OX, VISITED INDIAN MUSEUM AND BACK AT CAMP. DECIDED TO GO FISHIN OFF THE DOCK.

THERE IS ONLY SALMON AND TROUT IN THE KLAMATH RIVER. TRIED MY LUCK, GOT A LITTLE NIBBLE AND THEN 3 SEALS CAME IN AND ATE THE FISH, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DOCK, ABOUT 25 FEET OUT.

OUATTE DE PHOQUE.......

ON FRIDAY, IT IS A CLEANUP DAY. IT IS RAINING HARD, AND JUST WHEN YOU THINK IT CAN'T RAIN HARDER, IT RAINS HARDER. GONNA STAY HERE UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN HEAD SOUTH TOWARDS FRISCO, MAYBE MAKE IT THERE TUESDAY.

WE SHALL SEE WHAT WE SHALL SEE !!!

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