Portland, Oregon (Actually Troutdale, OR)

We have made it to the Portland area and rain is still in the forecast along with cold nights and mild days.  Winter is still hanging on!

We drove here from Myrtle Creek on Wednesday and stayed in the parking lot of the Camping World in Wood Village, Oregon.  Why in the Camping World parking lot you ask?  Previously in the week we decided to go forward with the purchase of a roof mounted automatic satellite dish.  Since we average about two set-ups and take downs of the satellite dish each week and we were encountering problems in getting the dish aligned we felt this was a better way to go.  The cost was significant and that was the main reason why we passed on doing this early.  Fortunately they were having a sale on the dish we wanted plus we had a coupon for 50% off on the installation, so those two things made it somewhat more easier to go for it.  Our appointment was for 8 am on Thursday so they allowed us to stay in their parking lot with an electrical hook-up provided.

The install was supposed to take half a day but ended up being the entire day (5pm).  We got the trailer and went to an RV park just down the road.  It is a very nice park with level, concrete spaces and nice separation between spaces.

Here is a picture of our dish on the trailer.

Set up now involves pushing the power button on the control box.  About 2 minutes later the dish is aligned and the receivers are getting shows.  The downside is it is permanently mounted so trees and buildings can be a factor in blocking the dish.  We still have our old dish as a backup, just in case.