Saturday July 26, '14

We are having the most gorgeous beach day I can remember ever spending on the Washington coast.  Yesterday was wonderful, with clouds coming and going, but today is absolutely clear blue and 70 degrees.

I have a few pictures from our walk into town yesterday, so you can see the "almost perfect" day.  We arrived in town for a late lunch--I had outstanding clam chowder.

We had fun wandering through the shops.   I got a
telescoping fiberglass pole and a rainbow helix
that spins in the wind.  I'll get a picture before
dinner tonight.

Across the street from the shops is the harbor.
A couple boats were selling fresh-caught
tuna.  The fishers from our group came home with
 beautiful salmon.

I just had to get a shot of how calm the water in the bay was.
The clouds may have been moving through, but at sea level there was hardly a ripple.

In the late afternoon I wandered the campground again with Lauri to catch the Friday arrivals, give them a "Hi there!" and a copy of the schedule of events.  We have 40 RVs and about 60 people this trip.  By the end of the walking I was limping from the plantar fasciitis I'm trying to not have, and skipped the announcement get-together in the evening in favor of staying off my foot so I could get around today.

This morning I walked down to the rec center with my breakfast, and stayed for the book club (they had read Orphan Train and now I want to read it!).  Following book club we had a presentation by an LED lighting manufacturer.  The couple, Tom and Stella, gave a really great discussion of the five questions you need to ask when shopping for LED lighting.  Tom also made crystal clear exactly how they work.  Of course we got the rally discount and a $5.00 coupon, so I made a small start on my transition to LED.  I'm for anything that lengthens how long I can go on a battery charge!

We had an assortment of lunch groups with crab and salmon cooking in the campground or people going into town to eat.  I've got to get a bike rack so I can get around more easily!  I had a fun BBQ lunch with a bunch of other "solo travelers"--those of us who usually camp on our own.

Tonight is a potluck dinner, with people bringing dishes from their heritage.  That's getting a lot of laughs because, like me, most of us are what John's grandmother called "dutch, devil, and dog."

I'll get out and get some pictures now, as I head to dinner in the rec center.  Adios!