Awake: 5:08am Temp 60 sleep 6+23 sunny overnight @
Portland, Oregon
I am enjoying the cooler temps of the Pacific Northwest. The on-shore flow
of wind from the Pacific Ocean keeps the Portland, OR /Vancouver, WA area
comfortable for now.
Mid morning, a shopping we will go….for groceries @ Costco.
@ 2:30pm, Nate calls: he will be doing some kite surfing on Sauvie’s
Island today starting @ 3:30 for sure. He gives Kathy directions on how to
get there & where to park. We eat a good lunch before heading out to see
Nate. I had never driven onto Sauvie’s Island before today & we find out
there are many farms along our route with some good looking crops.
Nate gave us good directions. Arriving @ the chosen spot around 4:20pm, we
were surprised to find so many surfers just hanging around on the beach
with their kites “beached”……waiting for the right wind conditions to come
along. One surfer however, seemed to be doing great with criss-crossing
the Columbia River with what little wind was available. Kathy brought her
binoculars along & we finally identified the guy that keeps zooming across
the waters with ease: it’s Nathan.
When he comes ashore, we have a gab session & ask about the kite he is
using today: the 12 ft Cabrinha. He sizes up the wind velocity with the
kite size & today, he chose correctly. A lot of the guys on the beach
didn’t have a kite large enough to give them a good ride. We watched Nate
do his high speed runs & high jumps for nearly (2) hrs. Quite entertaining
& it was a nice day just to relax in our camping chairs & enjoy the
activity or lack thereof. Nate is working in downtown Portland at a kite
shop….selling & giving lessons on kite surfing. We were happy to have Nate
explain this relatively new sport of kite surfing & showing us the
ropes…..no pun intended. The 70 mile round-trip from our campground was
well worth our time to see & talk with Nate after, maybe, (8) yrs since we
last saw him.
8:00pm dinner: Stuffed peppers & mixed salad.
(2) movies tonight: “In the Heat of the Night” with Sidney Poitier, Rod
Steiger, Warren Oates, etc. Redneck Southern sheriff grudgingly accepts
help from big-city black detective in solving bizarre murder. Tough, funny
& atmospheric. (5) Oscars including Best Picture. You don’t want to miss
this one. 1967.
“The Odd Couple” with Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, John Fiedler, Etc.
Story of (2) divorced men living together; sloppy Oscar(Matthau) & fussy
Feliz(Lemmon). Funny! 1968.
High temp=82 Lights out: 11:58pm
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