Awake: 7:38am Temp 54 sleep 6+16 rain-wind overnight @ Pahrump, NV.
Several days ago I tried to reach my buddy Ray living in Ocean Shores WA via cell phone to no avail. Finally today, we make contact. He tells me that even before the big storm arrived, they had steady strong winds that blew trees down & knocked out power lines & closed a number of highways. They have been without electrical power now for (7) days & expect it’ll be (3 or 4) days yet before it’s reconnected; 1st the businesses downtown, then the nearby homes & finally, Ray & Sharon will be powered. Ray indicated the damage is much worse further south along the coast, especially the town of Seaside. We also heard about the levy breaking in the Chehalis/Centralia area of WA flooding & closing I-5 between Portland & Seattle, a major trucking & auto route.
Kathy & I did a little more research on our insurance plan choices & have pretty much settled in a specific direction. While K goes walking with Rosemary to explore a couple nearby thrift stores, Gary pays me a nice visit for about an hr.
Dinner: Tilapia fish, brown rice, broccoli & salad.
K & I attend the 7:00pm vigil Mass @ Our Lady of the Valley Catholic church & join Gary & Rosemary where they are sitting. Tomorrow is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception & a holy day for us Catholics. After Mass, K & I do some light grocery shopping @ Wal-Mart en route back to our bus.
We were surprised to have (2) distinguished visitors waiting for us @ the campground, Rosemary & Gary. They expected to be doing some volunteer work @ the church this evening but said they weren’t needed & that was good for us.
Late Movie: “First Knight” with Sean Connery, Richard Gere, Julia Ormond, Ben Cross, etc. Handsome, sweeping, romantic adventure saga that focuses on a love triangle involving King Arthur (Connery), Lady Guinevere (Ormond), & a restless, roving spirit, (Gere); Camelot has never looked so magical. 1995 A modern made movie about the ancient times; we both enjoyed it and Kathy stayed awake.
High today=57 Lights out: 12:44am
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