Salem, Oregon

17/9 to 1/10/15 Salem

We are parked at Phoenix RV Park at Silverton, a suburb of Salem. It is a well appointed RV Park with good facilities although we spent most of our time in Salem at Robie's home.

I love that we are right next door to Safeway supermarket, Odd Moe's Pizza Shop (they do Gluten Free pizzas) and other conveniences. Just a warning...the delivery trucks arrive at Safeway pretty early - the delivery dock for the supermarket backs on to the RV Park. As you can see, the weather is magic!

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Even though Halloween is still a month away the shops are stocked with all sorts of Halloween paraphernalia. The popular belief is that Halloween comes from the Gaelic Celtic Samhain or New Year which influenced the Christianisation of All Hallows Eve or All Saints Eve which falls on 1st Nov. The Samhain celebrated the transition from autumn to winter, plenty to paucity...in our current society of plenty the message does get lost in the commercial 3 ring circus.

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Tom spotted this display at The Home Depot and was rather taken by it.