I am camping in Oregon with the family. Internet access is spotty. We are in Nehelam Bay State Park; we were also here four years ago with the Kai. I am resting in the tent with the bonasaurus who is napping right now. Amanda and the Kai are finishing up with our laundry and may investigate Manzanita before returning.

We considered going to Geraldine’s Counter today, but decided against a heavier breakfast. Instead we walked down to the Columbia City Bakery and get smaller stuff and tea and coffee. BK joined us.

Afterwards, we walked back home. SDK and DC came buy for a few minutes before DC had to go to the airport. MM and NM packed up and said farewell to everyone, and I drove them to Pier 91 in Interbay. I had never been to the cruise docks in Interbay before; only the one on the waterfront at Pier 66 (?). Anyways, Pier 91 is definitely in a more incovenient place in comparison to Peir 66 as their are no good transportation options back to anywhere useful (especially since people will typically be carting luggage around). MM and NM will be back in town in a week, but of course we will be on vacation camping. They get back a 8am or something like that and don’t fly out until around midnight, so they probably will get to my house and hang out before going to the airport. Unfortunately, there is no easy/inexpensive way to do so. They will probably get a cab to my house from the cruise terminal ($50?), rest at my place and perhaps go to Columbia City for dinner, and then grab their stuff and walk to the train station to make it to the airport.

It was good to see them for a couple of days. It is hard to believe I had not seen them in ten years (my wedding), and it seemed like we had never been apart.

While I was gone, Amanda took the opportunity to get more bokbok food since they may run out while we are off camping. Upon my return, she and her mom and Baby Jae headed off somewhere north to borrow a Yakima storage crate thing from someone. I was beat for some reason and passed out on the sofa while the Kai played with legos upstairs with SDK, although I think SDK passed out on the bed,

Upon their return their was a cool halo thing around the sun. It was same effect that causes sundogs, but there was only the halo and not the two sundogs. It was still cool, though, and I got a few pictures.

We had dinner at St. Dames. It was good, although I guess the torta appetizer we got had a stare tortilla and we returned it and they made us a quesadilla instead.

Amanda staked the fruit trees outside and setup up the tree gators with her sister. LK, SDK, and her mom then went back to the townhouse, while we bathed Baby Jae and got her to sleep.

I noticed that the dryer that is in our neighbor’s backyard actually works. I had thought they just put it back there because it broke and they had not gotten around to getting rid of it. But, no, it is actually plugged in and they were using it this evening.

Amanda is now catching up on work before vacation and I did some cleaning and my daily writing. Once the writing is done, I see more cleaning in my future.

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