Southern Living Yankee

Sigh...the Pacific Ocean. Lisa and Brad, so far away... This bridge spans the Columbia River at Astoria, OR. We crossed it on the way home and were glad it wasn't too windy! You can't tell much from the picture, but that's a US Navy ship headed out to sea. Hear that, Dad? Lisa and her fiance, Bryn. Such a sweet couple. Their wedding will be in September  with just the immediate families. I got to meet Bryn's parents while in Seattle, and I'm so looking forward to the wedding!

Jessi at the mouth of the Columbia River Jessi, me and Lisa Overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This jetty helps keep the boat lanes open from erosion so ships can enter the Columbia river.   So I'm a little behind on posting these from my visit in April ... But seeing them again makes me look forward to going out there again for Lisa's wedding! I think Tom will love this part of the country, and I hope we can take some extra days to drive along the coast, and then inland to Mt. St. Helens and/or Mt. Ranier before we return home.

Can you guess where Haystack Rock is in this picture? Ha ha---putting the jellyfish into gel soles! Low tide in the morning on Cannon Beach A fishing boat heading out to sea straddles the horizon line Ft Stevens State Park, OR Not quite the shipwreck we were expecting . . . but a little bigger when we got up to it. Lisa strikes a pose. She looks like she came from Beverly Hills, doesn't she? She'd been there 2 weeks prior. Brad! Looking good! There are shipwrecks to climb... Jessi and Lisa. And more pictures to come!