September 24

Hello all you followers, I hope your are OK patiently waiting for each installment. With the Holidays it seems to be hard to find the time to put together a post. Not to mention trying to get some of our house projects done. So here is the next episode of our Big Adventure.

Carol and Millie went into town to check out the quilt shops and some other things they did not tell me about. Millie said they had fun and found some neat stuff, whatever it was. Ed and I talked about times long past and I learned a bunch about his military service.

After a quick small lunch Millie, Lefty and I went to the beach. When we left the camper it was low 70’s, sunny and a light breeze. When we got to the beach, 4 miles away, 

it was low 60’s, cloudy, foggy and a stiff breeze off the ocean. We did walk and Lefty got a good run in the sand, but did not like getting his feet wet. Sat in the truck for a while, watched the waves and let the ocean breeze blow though, till we got cold and went home. 

When back at Ed & Carol's, the sun was out and it was a bit cooler and hardly felt the breeze. Not sure I would like living here. Although November through March is not always pleasant in West Fargo.

Not a real exciting day and it was nice to see one of the many moods of the Pacific Coast.

Make your day great.

Tom, Millie and Lefty.

 

 September 21

Big “Mod Tour” today. Spent a little time getting the rig in order, probably just like everyone did. WOW, lots of new ideas for us to do after seeing what some very imaginative, talented people have done.

A rematch of Pictionary, men vs women, and the women walked away with it tonight. Millie and I only lasted till around 8PM. Watched an episode of Northern Exposure and went to bed. 

Tomorrow is time to say "good bye" and move on. It was our first and hopefully not the only Arctic Fox get together we can attend. Just would be nice to have one closer to the central part of the country. Weather was fantastic, even though it was windy most of the time, mostly sunny skies, temps in the 70’s and great people to share with. Thank to those who started, those that took over when situations changed, and all who attended.

WE HAD A GREAT TIME!

 

September 22

Made the move to Ilwaco, WA. All set up to “Moochdock” at my cousin’s property. Got settled in and visited for a while then made supper and crashed.

That’s about it, long day and lots of traffic.

 

September 23

Nearly perfect weather for us. Mid 50’s overnight and upper 60’s daytime. Light breeze and occasional sunshine.

Drove into Astoria, OR for some thrift store shopping with Carol. 

Hit several stores then stopped at Bouy Beer for a shared lunch. Interesting fact, their previous location on the wharf collapsed into the river. Was a neat place, and they are now at a temporary location while the new location gets fitted up. Hope it is as nice as the old one.

Stopped at Josephson’s Smokehouse for some smoked Salmon, Tuna and Scallops. Expensive, but oh so tasty. Then picked up some groceries and headed back across the big bridge between Oregon and Washington.

Supper was smoked fish, cheese , crackers and a nectarine, was really great and easy. Then over to Ed and Carol’s for puzzling and conversation. Millie stayed and puzzled, I headed back to the camper and got sidetracked by Chris. He was working on a problem with his car’s backup camera. I helped him, (second set of hands) to figure out what the likely problem was.

That was it for the day.

 Make your day great.

Tom, Millie and Lefty

 September 20

The group hoped to do a hydro tour at the Dalles Dam on the Columbia River. Well, after 9/11 and then Covid, they no longer allow the public to tour the facility. However the Visitor Center woman did a great job of presenting about the river history, dam construction and mostly the dam operation. She was a wealth of info and answered nearly all our questions, spending better part of an hour with us.

After the Dam, Millie and I went into The Dalles, OR for fuel, hardware and thrift stores. Then home about 1PM for a light lunch, some small projects and documenting the modifications we had made to our “Fox”. Tomorrow will be the “modification tour” of a few rigs, so we also did a little cleaning. Was due anyway.

After supper it was “Men vs Women Pictionary”. The men smoked the women and we all had a great time. Lots of laughs and fun as a group till the wee hours of 9PM. On the way back to our RV several of us decided to "show the lights". Looks a bit like the aliens have landed.

Another great day with some great people.

Make your day great.

Tom, Millie and Lefty