17 August ‘06
We had to put the coach into the dealership for some warrantee work on Tuesday so we decided we had enough time to drive out to Longbeach /Illwaco, Washington and spend a few days with Danni and Con (which is long overdue). The drive is one that we have made many times but it still is one that we enjoy very much. Once we get past Olympia and settle into the 2 lane roads, it just becomes a quiet and beautiful event. Con met us out at the gates to their complex and took us on back to their “home away from home”. For a lot of summers they have taken their 36 foot travel trailer and enjoyed the Oregon and Washington coast, so it makes good sense to see them settled into their present location. Louise and I were greatly impressed with what they have made for themselves here. The only problem I can see with what they have, is that “guests” like us find ourselves so comfortable that we just might be tough to get out once we get in… Con had caught a couple Sturgeon which he had some smoked and the rest put into steaks. Our first taste of this was smoked and let me tell you, it was great !!! A couple of days later Danni cut the steaks into chunks and deep fried them…WOW !!! We were blown away with just how good that Sturgeon was. We were also re-introduced to the bakery in Longbeach. You might say that we ate our way through Illwaco and Longbeach over the 3 nights and 4 days that we spent there. On Sunday we met Danni and Con in Astoria, Oregon were they have a booth in the “Farmers Market”. It must have been our appearing that they had their biggest Sunday Market in Astoria ever… We tried to get the key to the gate to their place but Con said that they would come out and get us instead…can you imagine that????
We had to put the coach into the dealership for some warrantee work on Tuesday so we decided we had enough time to drive out to Longbeach /Illwaco, Washington and spend a few days with Danni and Con (which is long overdue). The drive is one that we have made many times but it still is one that we enjoy very much. Once we get past Olympia and settle into the 2 lane roads, it just becomes a quiet and beautiful event. Con met us out at the gates to their complex and took us on back to their “home away from home”. For a lot of summers they have taken their 36 foot travel trailer and enjoyed the Oregon and Washington coast, so it makes good sense to see them settled into their present location. Louise and I were greatly impressed with what they have made for themselves here. The only problem I can see with what they have, is that “guests” like us find ourselves so comfortable that we just might be tough to get out once we get in… Con had caught a couple Sturgeon which he had some smoked and the rest put into steaks. Our first taste of this was smoked and let me tell you, it was great !!! A couple of days later Danni cut the steaks into chunks and deep fried them…WOW !!! We were blown away with just how good that Sturgeon was. We were also re-introduced to the bakery in Longbeach. You might say that we ate our way through Illwaco and Longbeach over the 3 nights and 4 days that we spent there. On Sunday we met Danni and Con in Astoria, Oregon were they have a booth in the “Farmers Market”. It must have been our appearing that they had their biggest Sunday Market in Astoria ever… We tried to get the key to the gate to their place but Con said that they would come out and get us instead…can you imagine that????