We packed up our rig at Bend, feeling that we had not really done all there is to do in this area. Although it does not seem to have much it is a very nice place to be. Close to the mountains, close to the desert, warm and sunny with lots of countryside to see. It was a shame that we are about a week too early to get the benefit of it. We have one more visit to make in this area, on our way to Cove Palisade, our next stop, we made a slight diversion to Sisters, the town. The drive took us past some good views of the mountains. It is a bit higher than bend and has a more alpine feel to it, however it is a town stuffed full of interesting little shops, bakeries, coffee houses etc. we visited on the recommendation of our friend Sandy Brown, who lived in this area for a long time. Specifically we were to visit the clock shop! Beacham's. We arrived in Sisters in time for a nice drink in the Sisters Coffee House, which was very relaxing, Sally exchanging life histories with a very nice lady on the veranda as we watched the world go by in the pleasantly warm sunshine. As midday approached we meandered across the road to the clock shop, which is absolutely stuffed full of clocks. The owner - Ed - makes his own clock cases and also makes clock movements. At about 3 minutes to twelve the chimes started, all over the shop (two levels) a variety of chimes could be heard, this delightful sound continued for about 5 minutes, it was quite entrancing. We spent some time looking at clocks and the clock makers workshop, which is integral with the shop. Fascinating. Unfortunately the owner - Ed, was away for a vacation with his wife as it was their 40th wedding anniversary. Thank yo for your visiting idea Sandy. We continued to Cove Palisade via Redmond, where we found a nice burger joint to have an excellent lunch and then made the short journey to the campground. A pleasant, and short, moving on experience.
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