RV Table for Two With an Ocean View Please

RVing allows you to see and experience this country up close and personal. Last Saturday we were enjoying an RV adventure down the Oregon coast. The scenery here fills your senses with awe and delight at every turn. We’ve been frequent visitors to the Oregon coast for years and it never gets old but continues to delight us with it’s majesty. As a retired Naval Officer, I’ve seen a great deal of the world and in my opinion there are very few coastlines as spectacular as those of Oregon. Fall and winter are some of the best times to visit here because tourist traffic is down and winter rates for RV parks and hotels begin in October. As we drove down the coast we decided to pull off in one of the many “pull-outs” and have lunch. When we dine at a restaurant that overlooks the ocean, we always want a table next to the window for a better view and these restaurants are usually expensive. This Saturday, we had a fabulous view of the ocean and beaches as we enjoyed our lunch at our RV dining table. I slid open the window and was immediately rewarded with fresh ocean air. I watched a fisherman on the beach about 100 yards below the overlook as he reeled in fish from the surf. We observed sea birds negotiate delicate landings on a large and rugged rock fortress standing alone offshore. We had a thoroughly enjoyable and memorable lunch, not because of the menu, but because of the setting. We stopped at several more of these overlooks as we traveled down the coast because there is something new and different at each one. The comfort of our RV allows us to have these experiences in many places across our land. Whether it’s in the desert or the mountains, the prairie or the beach, next to a pristine lake or overlooking a dock in Maine stacked with lobster traps the RV is our front row seat. The RV is a land yacht taking you places you’ve never been making possible a panoply of new experiences. The ultimate appeal of the RV is that you can linger longer at places you love and squeeze more out of life.

Jim Twamley, Professor of RVing, Dr. of RVology and ROAD Scholar