Monday, August 1, 2011

Oregon summer trip (Day 16) - Eugene 2nd day

8/1/11 (Monday) -  Eugene 2nd Day (first morning)

We dropped off Lawrence at the B&N around 10:30 a.m. Tom searched the yellow page in the mall. Using GPS Tom and I went looking for Chinese Market . It was at 29th ave on the south side, when we arrived we did not see it. We drove around and parked at Goodwill parking lot. As we walked out the lot we saw the Sunrise Asian Market. Inside the market, they have Japan, Korea and Chinese food, kitchen appliances, but their price was very expensive.  We saw the rise cooker more than $100 and water pot is more than $200. They only carried name brand appliances. Tom found bag of ginger for $3.99 (weight 1 lb). Chili Medicated plaster for $2.59/each, I buy two packs. We walked across the road to the Market of Choice. They were just like the World Market in San Jose, but their wine price is very high. I saw one wine bottle cost over $1000 dollars. On the way back to the mall, we passed by 11th street (the same road came from Eugene) and saw Harbor Freight Tools. Tom bought rubber air hose for $12.99; saw blade $3.99; Chisel set 3pc for $3.99 and LED Flashlight 3.5 inch 2 pks for only $2. Then we went back to our trailer put down our stuff, then picked up Lawrence at the B&N. On the way to the main Eugene Library we wanted to eat lunch.  I saw a McDonald next to the road, but we were not decided to eat there yet. Tom drove on and found no more fast food except Taco Bell. We went back but miss the exit 2 times.  We drove around and it took us 10 minutes before we found the same McDonald.  I had Filet-0-Fish sandwishes only; Tom had Big Mac Combo and Lawrence had Angus Mushroom & Swiss. There was a parking lot under the Eugene library, but it costed 75 cents per hour, but after 6 p.m. it was free.  Tom found a 2 hours free parking space. We stayed until they closed at 8:00 p.m.. Tom took a stroll around a few block before 6pm after confirming parking was free after 6pm.




After we left the library. We lost our way on the way to Costco. It was past 8:15p.m. when we arrived. We bought only cooked chicken and oysters for dinner.

There was one more RV on the parking lot. It was a fifth wheel. The class C left this morning was back at the same spot. Tom saw a black dog with the that RVer when she took the trash to dumpster. Tom talked to her and found out she was Desert Diva whose he read her blog all the time. Tom took a few pictures of her and the dog.