The kids woke up bright and early excited about the pancake breakfast that the KOA Kampground was sponsoring that morning. We got dressed quickly and headed over to a small playground where David met a brother and sister from Germany, and Charlie played with a 4-year-old boy named Damian. At 8:00, the pancake breakfast started. A man with a huge outdoor grill took our egg orders, and piled the food high on our plates. After our hearty meal, we hit the road again.
Although we had to cover about the same mileage as the day before, today's journey was much smoother. There was no traffic, and the only glitch (if you can call it that) was that we couldn't find a place to have our picnic lunch. We were in the Mt. Shasta Recreational Area, and the only picnic tables we could find were in areas that required a camping fee. So, we finally threw in the towel and just ate in the car.
When we checked into the Best Western New Oregon Motel at about 5:30 p.m., something wasn't quite right. The room stunk. I mean, it literally stunk. Like maybe a pet had had an accident behind the bed that never got cleaned up. Sherry went back to the front desk and they gave us another room that smelled like freshly cleaned motel. Much better.
David picked the restaurant for dinner: The Oregon Electric Station which was built around an old railroad depot. David had fish and chips, Charlie had chicken strips (after sending back cheesy noodles 'cause they weren't enough like mac 'n' cheese), Sherry had a Caesar salad, and I had fettuccine Alfredo.
After dinner we took a quick walk around downtown Eugene where we saw a great big freight train hauling logs go by. Then we drove around the University of Oregon campus (I had more than a little trouble getting my bearings), and it was back to the motel for a little indoor swimming pool action.
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