Awake: 5:33am Temp 50 sleep 6+09 foggy then partly cloudy overnight @ PDX.
After eating (1) healthy “Kathy” muffin each, we leave the Columbia River RV Park @ 10:31am. Marine Drive to I-5 north to Kelso-Longview to US-30 west to Astoria to US-101 to Long Beach, WA. Smooth roads prevail all the way with scenic valleys & a little drizzle en route through the higher elevations.
Shortly after crossing the famous Astoria bridge, a snazzy PT Cruiser parked alongside the road up ahead, catches our attention; I believe it might be my buddy Ray & he is our “follow me vehicle.” He takes us around the town of Long Beach in lieu of going through L.B. This was a time saver & we arrive @ Andersen’s RV Park in the north area of Long Beach @ 12:55pm. We greet Ray & thank him for his thoughtfulness. It’s a beautiful day here & this park & its location are perfect for our visit with Ray & Sharon.
Today’s travel: 116 miles 2+55 time 22 gal used 5.3 mpg 40 mph avg speed.
After checking in & expanding our home, Ray not only joins us inside for some chit-chat, but offers us a wine tasting opportunity with a bottle of white wine “Vouvray” from France. It was quite good. He also presented Kathy with the Northwest Garlic Festival Cookbook given from his wife, Sharon. Gosh, we should visit these people more often.
About (3) hrs later, Ray invites us for a ride in his PT Cruiser & a visit with Sharon, who is now closing up the realty business building for the day. Then we hop into Sharon’s Ford Edge & ride over to Astoria for a dinner of: pizza with salad @ Mr. Fultano’s Pizza Place. After some very good eating & gabbing, Ray drives us back to our motorhome; we plan to see them tomorrow.
Evening DVR movie: “Point Blank” with Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O’Connor, etc. Marvin, shot & left for dead by unfaithful wife & mobster boyfriend, gets revenge (2) yrs later. Taut thriller; ignored in 1967 but now regarded as a top film of the decade. Well, we feel this story was more for the younger crowd; too much killing & violence. You young kids out there will love it.
Just before turning out the lights, Kathy mentions that her throat is scratchy; then I remark that, “come to think of it, so is mine.” We take an Airborne tablet + (3) vitamin “A” tablets each.
Lights out: 11:36pm
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