Day and Date: 8/16/17, Wednesday Time Leaving: 9:45 a.m. Temp: 55 degrees Saying for the day: You don't stop having fun when you get old - you get old when you stop having fun. 16th: So sad to leave; hugs from Clay and a picture of us all - and more hugs! Off we go, leaving the coast. Over my favorite "Bridge" one more time. Go through a lot of farming country, seeing lots of dust devils in the fields. Pass lots of Hazel Nut tree farms. Dr...

Miles to next Stop: 193 Time Leaving: 9:35 a.m. Temp: 51- 85 degrees Accrued miles to Date: 9430 Saying for the day: When you hold grudges, your hands aren't free to catch blessings. 12th: Our friend Clay comes for our final Fish Feast. Shrimp, salmon and halibut. And that salmon was fantastic. As a side note: the only fish we paid for while here in Newport was the shrimp. Clay has a lot of good friends who are fishermen and they share with ...

August 5 - 11, 2017 Weekly mean temperature: 55-64 degrees Saying for the day: Do everything with a good heart and expect nothing in return and you will never be disappointed. 5th: Clay and Charlie come for our usual fish feast. Fresh tuna and shrimp on the grill. Fun pier walk and seeing loads of Halibut being cleaned and filleted. 6th: Walked to the pier and did a video of our whole walk with the boats, the crabs, the people, the tuna. Don't miss th...

July 30,31 thru August 1,2,3, and 4, 2017 Temp: high 40's to mid 50's all week Saying for the day: Be sure to taste your words before you spit them out. Excitement on the 31st: A Navy amphibious landing craft came off of the USS Anchorage, anchored offshore 10 miles - too big to come into the docks at Newport. The landing craft came into the Marina and performed a heavy equipment exercise - they take heavy armored trucks off and put front end loaders an...

July 24-29 2017 Temp: 48 degrees average Low and 64 average High with blue sky and sunshine. Saying for the day: He who dies with the most toys, is nonetheless dead. What a wonderful, relaxing time we are having: a trip to Bay Front where there are Sights, Sounds, Smells, Shops, and LOTS of people. The fish smells, the shops with all kinds of things for the tourist and the entrepreneurs of Sea Art, from paintings to glass blowing and sand creations. An...