Heard the pattering of rain on the tent this morning.
Thought I would read a bit and see if it would stop for a bit.
Felt really good and noticed that the mat under the bag felt
especially soft., almost like a water bed. I then realized that the tent site
was a bowl and I had 1 to 2 inches of water under the tent. Fortunately, the
waterproof bottom didn’t leak.
So I got up and quickly threw everything in the car and
headed out.
The rain kept up throughout the day. I headed out to Long
Beach to visit an old friend with whom I had reconnected on Facebook. It was a
four or five hour drive through the middle of Washington. Love the smell of the
moist forest and ocean air mixed together. A nice layer of fog was hanging over
the coast.
I arrived at my friend Jim’s house around three. Met his
wife Annie and then he and I went and caught each other up. He does amazing
woodwork, and has lead a very full life.
Annie made her signature Nacho dish for dinner and it was incredible.
In the morning Jim fed his Ravens, Bluebirds, squirrels and
every else came for breakfast.
After a delicious breakfast by Annie I headed south.
I followed 101s until I came to Newport, stopping a few
times along the way.
Went out and had a nice Dungeness crab salad with a cup of
cream garlic and crab soup. It is not in season but the waiter told me they can
there own crab each year. I had also been told that this was the best seafood restaurant
in town, so I tried it and it was very good.
So now I am almost caught up, tomorrow I head toward
California by next weekend I should be in Tahoe.
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