The shriek of the carbon monoxide alarm shocked us out of our sleep at 6:00 a.m. We have had similar issues about every 5 or 6 years, so we had the carbon monoxide alarm connected with a switch so we can turn it off when it goes crazy. We checked everything out and couldn't find any issues, but we opened our vents and turned on our exhaust fans just to be sure. The sun was already up, and the entire sky was filled with clouds again. There was no point to our plan to drive south along the coast today, so we went back to bed.
We watched the sky throughout the day and hoped for changes, but they didn't come. At 2:00, we went to the Chocolate Cake Social in the campground, but we were the only campers there. The cake was Ok, and we enjoyed talking to the campground staff.
We had perfect weather today for waterfalls, but it was terrible for coast scenery. To get out of the motorhome, we drove down the coast a few miles to check out Mossy Creek Pottery. It was about a mile off the main highway and tucked back in a grove of trees. It was a little bungalow that sold pottery from 40 northwestern potters. It definitely looked the part of an artist's cottage. There was some gorgeous pottery, and we each added to our pottery collection.
On the way back to camp, we took a detour up the Siletz River. The road followed the river about 7 miles back into the mountains before we reached a county park. The river was gorgeous, and there were small communities of homes and cabins on both sides of the river. One home stood out from all the others. It looked like something out of a magazine. The two-story home had its own dock, a hedge for privacy, and was surrounded by forest. It was a dream home. Carol told Kim and Matt that we fell in love with the house and it was now in escrow, but they weren't buying it (pun intended).
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Our last stop was at a glass-blowing place where you could blow your own glass float like the Japanese fishermen use. They had gorgeous glass artwork, but it looked like the participation in "blowing your own float" was mostly limited to blowing into the tube a few times to form the float. Everything else was done by the professional. Still...the couple we watched make the glass float was thrilled with their creation.
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