We’re a little behind as this is Monday night. We’ll get caught up soon. I’m inserting a picture of the Oregon coast and one of our temporary parking in the horse stable (Stable Estates)--Dan

June 8, 2006 (Day 15)

We awoke today to cloudy skies and very cool temps. Both of us reported to our work stations, only to find very little work. So, I was gone by noon. Dan ran around Salem picking up some supplies for the Purchasing Department. Work ends promptly at 4 p.m., and he worked a full day.

We fixed a light supper in the trailer and just stayed in last night. Tomorrow we are both “off”, and since it is our anniversary, we will plan to do something special.

We will report in once again when there is something to tell! D & B


June 7, 2006 (Day 14)

Once again, we found ourselves being awakened with an alarm clock. Today we both go to work. An international rally does not happen without many people volunteering on different committees and work groups.

Right now the engineering group is measuring and marking off spots to park the Airstreams. The water and electric committees are gathering their equipment in order to lay electric and water lines for the Airstreams. Dan has volunteered for the Purchasing Committee. They will go around town to find businesses where they will need to set up accounts for purchases by different committees, officers, during the rally. I work in the Copy Center, where we make thousands and thousands of copies of various documents, forms, reports, etc. We also put together booklets, fliers, programs, bulletins, etc. We stay very busy.

Volunteers can work as long as they want, take off when they want, as long as the job gets done. The Airstreamers actually set up a little city. We even will have our very own post office, which works out of a refurbished Airstream travel trailer. It is amazing.

We both reported for work at 9 a.m. only to find out doors in the building were still locked, tables and chairs not delivered, and properties not unloaded. So we waited around until that happened and we could begin work. Within an hour after the copy machines were delivered, the copy center had copied over 1100 copies!

There was not much work after that, so everyone left at noon. I went with Dan and some members of the Purchasing Committee for lunch then to a couple areas in Salem (including the Chamber of Commerce) to get some information. We stumbled across a farmers market in downtown Salem, which we find operates on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Several area farmers bring in their produce, flowers, crafts, etc., and set up tents on several streets in the down town area that have been blocked off. We found some local strawberries and split a flat with Ray and JoAnn.

Before coming back to the trailer, Dan and I went to the grocery.

That is the extent of our day today. There probably won’t be much interesting activity from now on, so we may not be posting to the blog as often. We will keep in good touch, though. Until later…..

Beth and Dan
Zile’s on Wheels


June 6, 2006 (Day 13)

What a wonderful day we had today. We are still not working, as the properties have not arrived and there is nothing to do. So, our friends, Ray and JoAnn, took us with them to the Pacific coast.

When we got up, it was sunny and cool. Temp was 57 degrees. We went to a nearby Starbucks for breakfast and to use the internet in able to send our blog of yesterday. We were back at the fairgrounds and ready to leave at 10 a.m.

It was an hour’s drive to the coast through the mountains. Beautiful evergreen forests and curvy roads up and down took us to the town of Lincoln City, OR. We got our first view of the Pacific there. I didn’t realize it was such a deep and pretty blue color. We drove down the Pacific coast along Highway 101 until we got to where we stopped at a restaurant right on the water to eat lunch. It was called “Kyllos”. We had wonderful food. I enjoyed fried oysters for the first time in a very long time.

Then we continued on down Hwy. 101 and stopped at almost every lookout point. Every view was different and unique. We saw the waves crashing on the rocks, surfers trying out the surf, brave swimmers (we were freezing with 2-3 layers of clothing on!), and whales playing up close to the shore.

A drive back through the mountain forests took longer than we thought. We found a small town restaurant in Walport, OR, where we had supper. Once again, I found seafood abundant on the menu and ordered scallops, which were very good.

We were “pushing it” to get back before the gates were closed at the fairgrounds. We made it five minutes before they closed the gates. It almost felt like we had a curfew!

It was a great day, and we are so glad we went. Now tomorrow, we have to go to work (volunteer). Until later……