Despite the Name, there was None

Andrea and I went to the beach this weekend. For all those who stayed in Portland and weathered the 90+ degree temperatures, good for you. We were weathering temperatures in the 60's, so I must admit that we weren't nearly as toughened up by the end of the weekend. ;)

We camped on Sunday night at Cape Disappointment, the foggiest place on earth (107 days on average per year). We both tried out brand-new air mattresses. I must say, it may not be quite as hard core as the old therm-a-rest, but I slept a lot better, and besides, we were car camping. How hard core can that be? We even made espresso the next morning (the traditional way)!

Monday, we went up to Long Beach for the start of the International Kite Festival. Unfortunately, there was no wind, so there were no kites in the air for the entire time we were there, including mine. So we didn't stay long, cause I had to be home by the early evening, and we were planning on stopping in Woodland to see my grandparents. We did stop at the local coffee roasters and picked up a fantastic bag of coffee before leaving town.

The lack of wind was a little 'disappointing' (get it?), but it's not the destination, it's the journey. So I decided to turn this trip into a journey. We were on our way to I-5 via Highway 4 when I saw a sign for the Grays River Covered Bridge. Hmmm... (it must be stated now, that my genes kicked in at this point. My dad is not a point A to point B type of person) So as soon as I saw the sign marking the road to the bridge, I announced to Andrea that we were going to go check it out. So we did.

It was really neat! We actually had to drive over the bridge in order to get these pictures!

This is the bridge of course.















We found a nice person to take our picture.
















Remembering that I need to get more scenery shots, I turned and saw this. There are some beautiful areas to see on this part of the Columbia River.














And finally, a shot looking back through the bridge as we left. I suggest you click on it and see the full picture. Andrea took this one, and it really is a great shot.












So then we went on to Woodland and talked to both pairs of grandparents. I don't get up there often enough...



So, the next day was the opening round of what we call 'rental season' in my business. I spent over twelve hours at a local school renting out instruments to new band students. It was a good day. I wasn't nearly as tired as I expected to be at the end of such a day. In fact, I was ready for more! Is that sick or what? The pressure of rental season is mounting though, and I'm starting to get a little frustrated with myself for some lack of progress at work. If you could pray for that if you get the chance, that'd be great.

Friday, I'll be taking the Intrepid up to Woodland to try and sell it up there. Things seem to sell from my grandparents house on River Road, so I'm optimistic that I can finely have this car sold, and only have one car to worry about. Please say a quick prayer for that too.