This here? This here is what I did with the clams we picked up today in Ilwaco. And this here…was awesome. Ingredients: Large pinch of saffron 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 large shallot, finely chopped 1/2 cup dry white wine 3 lbs small clams 1…
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Late this morning (after we decided to stay here at Skamokawa one more day) we decided to drive into Ilwaco to get some lunch and to stop at the fish market we usually go to when we're in the area ( Jessie's Ilwaco Fish Market) to get some fresh seafood for…
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I'm sure we've mentioned before, but we love this place. The weather's been sunny and gorgeous and our solar is keeping up just fine with all the things we're running: both laptops, phones and iPads charging, microwave, espresso maker, Traeger grill plugged in outside…I even dried my hair this morning…
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Kevin got some nice footage yesterday morning (with the large hexacopter and the Sony NEX 5N) of a ship on its way into Portland. The water was glassy and the light was great. This is the Ansac Splendor, coming from Japan carrying (or picking up?) soda ash:
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Here's our festive little campsite at Skamokawa. Yesterday was my mom's birthday and we made for breakfast one of her favorites (and ours): crab cake benedict (modified, on a bed of wilted spinach instead of an english muffin) with sliced apples and fresh orange juice. It was sunny and warm…
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This morning around 5-something a.m. we were woken up by this ship's fog horn. We probably heard the horn five or six times before we saw the ship emerge from the fog as it headed toward Astoria. I think this ship is the Seastar Endurance. There's a great site we…
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It's still a bit gray out here today but word is that starting tomorrow it's 80s and all sun for the entire weekend. Ospreys are hunting out front and we've seen one big tug and a barge so far. Not bad. Tonight's agenda: after finishing up some more work, we'll…
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We're meeting up with my mom and her friend Judi today out at Skamokawa Vista Park for some ship watching and some campfires! This is one of our favorite close-ish to home spots, and we're looking forward to it!
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We've been trying to make an effort when we're home to keep exploring the way we do when we're traveling around in the Airstream. There's so much to do near Portland and we seem to get home and just put our heads down, focusing on work and catching up on…
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Okay so I mentioned before that we had chipmunks in our car. Turns out the car you leave at home when out gallavanting all over the place in the Airstream can turn into a cozy home for small woodland creatures. Anyway. Yesterday morning we decided to do a nice Portland hike…part…
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