Awake: 5:33am Temp 50 Clear sky Overnight @ Portland, Oregon
Kathy makes an artichoke spread 1st thing this morning…even before having
her coffee.
@ 1:00pm Shirley & John from Vancouver, WA visit us @ our campsite. It’s
such a beautiful day, so instead of sitting around & talking, we suggest
taking a walk on the Columbia River trail that follows the river and
parallels the Portland airport...S & J readily agree to this marvelous
idea.
Before we go, John & Shirley present us with a package: inside are some
good looking, great tasting Hood strawberries picked by John. Good tasting
strawberries are something we rarely have in Alaska. That was very
thoughtful & we sure did appreciate the surprise box.
We drive 2 miles in our Suzuki to where the trail begins, then walk & talk
for an hr of jaw & leg exercise. Our walk ended too soon….S & J have 4
rental units over in Vancouver & one of the renters requested John’s
assistance today in making a minor repair inside his rental. When Kathy
brought out her freshly made artichoke spread & I brought out the thirst
quenching wine & a special & healthy Lindt candy bar, S & J did stretch
their time limit a bit longer to a 3:25pm leave time to return to
Vancouver.
We enjoyed their visit and wish it could have been longer.
@ 3:50pm Kathy & I decide to visit the Trader Joe store in Vancouver & do
some other things. As we approach I-5 to go northbound, we see the
traffic already backed up for miles going over the Columbia river
bridge….so we nix that plan & head southbound on I-5 to Sandy Blvd & the
Hollywood district where the local traffic is still moving quickly.
1st a FedEx Kinko’s stop to make copies of our drivers license & passport,
then to Mailboxes etc to get our papers notarized & faxed to Anchorage.
Next we do some light & healthy snacking + grocery shopping @ Trader
Joe’s…then to Costco where we do some light & healthy snacking + grocery
shopping ….then fill our Suzuki’s fuel tank @ 122nd & Halsey for $2.13 per
gallon….then back to the bus by 7:15pm.
No official dinner tonight: Kathy’s artichoke spread & the store snacking
is sufficient. Later though, Kathy finds a few small pieces of chicken
breast to munch on & I eat 2 slices of my garlic bread…plain, not toasted!
Late evening: Kathy reads her novel….then checks her e-mail. I check our
credit card receipts….then read my motor home magazine.
High today=69 Lights out: 11:11pm
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