We did a day trip today from Skamokawa out to the Port of Ilwaco. Our first stop was lunch at a seafood restaurant called Imperial Seafood (right behind where I was standing to take the photo above). We had an assortment of shrimp & hushpuppies, fish & chips, and oysters…
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Just another ship passing our quiet spot on the Columbia. We've had a mellow day: some work, some sailing, more visiting with my mom before she headed home, and a trip into Cathlamet to grab a few things from the market. I made breakfast this morning for everyone: a thick…
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We're working this week from Skamokawa Vista Park on the Washington Side of the Columbia River. Larra and Ari are here with us from NY, and my mom joined and is camped in the spot next to us. Here are a couple shots of and from camp: We picked up…
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We had a lovely time at Champoeg Park last night camping with family. The weather was gorgeous. We cooked up some barbecued chicken, spicy black beans, and grilled asparagus and built a great campfire for the delicious s'mores we made. We ended up going traditional, with the exception of some…
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We're heading out soon for an overnight family campout close to home. I was looking for some creative s'mores ideas and found this one: How good does that look? Thin chocolate crisps, peanut butter, and roasted marshmallows. Check it (and a few others) out here. (Image: Leo Gong) (Posted by…
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We went salmon fishing again today out of Depoe Bay. Laird Brown's boat, The Maranatha, headed out ten minutes early at 5:50am since the four of us scheduled to go were all there. The wind was picking up and it was gray, but not as foggy as Tuesday. We were…
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We worked 12 hours today. But then, this: View from our campsite at sunset, Sea & Sand RV Park. (Posted by Laura)
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The alarm went off at 5am (I know, crazy to see me saying "today rocked" when it begins with something before 9am, but stay with me here). We layered up, made coffees, and had a hard boiled egg then headed for the bay. We went out salmon fishing with Laird…
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