Blogs from Ocean Park, Washington, United States, North America

If felt good to sleep in this AM. Sara was already up getting stuff ready for us to go ride. We headed over to the horses around 11 am. Sara's horse is Anastasia and I was riding Blaze that belongs to Sara's friend Ashley. The other horse in the pasture is Rocky, a paint. We rode a bit down the road but the traffic was horrible with all the extra people on the peninsula. Came back to the pasture and just rode around there some. Watched Sara put Anastasia through her paces. She really has learned a lot about horses in this past year. After we finished riding, Sara and I went to Full Circle Cafe for some lunch. It's right next to the Ocean Park Beach approach. We finally reached Geroge and Paulie who has ... read more

Last week Bea asked me if we were getting excited about moving on, and I said no, not at all. By Monday that feeling had changed in both Bob and I. This last week everyone is talking about where they’re going next (Bea and Barney don’t have another project until January, and Rose and Ron aren’t going to do any more projects, because of Rose’s health) and we’re talking about routes, and what has to be done before Thursday, and we’re ready to be moving on! The rain makes it a little easier, I suppose, but I am going to miss being so close to the ocean. But I’m excited to see what’s next…what we’ll be seeing, and who we’ll be meeting. We’re going to a conference center in northern California, but our plans are to ... read more

It’s raining today, and is supposed to rain for the next five days. It started with the fine misty rain we’ve had here, but tonight it’s flat-out raining. We can hear it coming in sheets, but they’re big drops. Everyone is talking about winter setting in early, and so far I’ve been able to stop myself from telling them they don’t know winter! But that leads me to some other thoughts: I have had an unsettled feeling for the past several days…that feeling you get when you’ve left something unfinished. It might be because the weather is changing toward fall, which also means it’ll be changing to winter, right?! I think I’m getting the urge to pad my nest and settle in for the winter! If I were at home, I’d be taking out the winter ... read more

Here are some signs we've seen along the way.......I hope you enjoy them as much as we have!... read more

Today we watched cranberries being harvested. (Oregon is one of the largest producers of cranberries, and that’s the second industry on the peninsula, with tourism being first.) We went through the museum (and gift store~~there’s always a gift store!) and learned the processes, and then walked out to the field to see the growing stages, which was all very interesting, BUT we found a cranberry farm that was actually harvesting their crop. They’re ready about two weeks earlier this year than usual. It was fun to see the kids helping, and it all reminded me so much of the excitement of beet harvest. I’ll try to tell the story through the pictures…. ... read more