This has become the casino parking lot tour

Before and after spending a week at Chinook Winds, I spent nights at the Three Rivers casino in Florence, Oregon. It doesn't have a view, the stores aren't close, and they have you fill out a form to stay in the rather bleak RV parking area. Other than that, it was a quiet place to crash for a night.

Now I'm at the Cher-Ae Heights casino in Trinidad, California. You register here, too, and the limit is three days at a time. The ocean is near and you can see a bit of it through gaps in the trees.

Why casinos? Because unlike just about anything else along the West Coast, they're free. And because I need a break from the boonies.