Happy Anniversary Liz and Ben

Happy 6th Anniversary Liz and Ben! We saw the picture of your new waffle iron. Wow! Beautiful piece of machinery. Enjoy your waffles tonight. We will be thinking of you from our rainy room in Reedsport. We started our day off with breakfast at Tillamook. It was lovely being there at that time as we were almost alone. The breakfast was great and we went on another tour. The tour consists of walking through the cutting, weighing, and packing cheese process. It is very cool to watch. We were totally mesmerized watching how everyone did their jobs and wondering what happened to the extra cheese.

George always loved his VW Bus.

Marsha, Marsha, Marsha, wearing a shirt your son gave you is one thing. Buying your entire wardrobe at Tillamook when you don't work there is, well,uniquely different. You were right though, I should have bought you a bright yellow one that said, "I loaf you." Tillamook calls their cheese hunks, loafs. OK, I took a break and found I have more to say on this matter. I just never get people buying t-shirts from restaurants, wineries,stores, etc. That's just me. Having said that, I just bought myself one today from a business we had lunch at! Life is more interesting for its inconsistencies. What a wonderful day! It was totally overcasat which made it darkly romantic fashion. Our new camera flashed a, "totally exhausted battery", which I could so relate to, but which meant no wonderful pictures. A funny little story...my friend, I'll call her Lisa, from CPS, was recently up in Newport, Oregon. She is Native American and her tribe is from the Newport area. Her Native American name is Girl Who Plays Naughty Tricks On Friends. Anyway, I told her we had visited Newport and it was such an upscale little town. She laughed and looked confused. This is why. I was really talking about Cannon Beach, which is an upscale beach town. The funny part is that today George and I had lunch at Rogue River Brewery in Newport. What a hoot. Oh for a camera. The plant is located on a river bed. There was no signage for the restaurant. You walk into a large smokestack with a giant hole cut out of it and then enter the brewery. There are a lot of tanks and pipes and stuff all around. It was really busy. While we were eating, George said that he was sure that the last time we took this trip, we ate on the other side, sat out in the sun and watched the seals. So after lunch we took a ride over to the Historical Bayfront and sure enough, George was right. I asked him how he knew and he said it is because he has such a giant brain that he never forgets anything. I almost fell off the bike laughing! On with the journey. Quite a beautiful, windy, twisty, wet ride. We were treated to lots of ocean views, forest tunnels, and very drizzly skies. I wish I knew more about the coastline as there are so many small towns to get a hotel right on the beach. However, we ended up in Reedsport, a dinky town with a 75 year old Safeway and a Dairy Queen. We were very happy to be in a warm, dry room though. So family and friends, what have I learned today? Don't judge others for wearing quirky t-shirts, always wear leathers in Oregon, and never buy George a hat because his head is so big with that big brain. Today is the 7th day of our trip. The time has gone too fast. Until tomorrow. Jenson and George