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After leaving Fort Stevens State
Park, heading up to Seattle, Washington, we stopped to get gas in the
seaport town of Astoria. The gas attendant told us of his favorite
place to eat in town called the Urban Cafe. (Here's a little known
fact: it's against the law to fill your own gas at a gas station in Oregon.
All gas stations are full service. No one could tell us why this is
so, but they said it's been this way for a long time. $5,000 fine for
pumping your own gas!)
Astoria, OR (8/2) |
We decided to take the gas
station attendant's recommendation for lunch. Turns out to be a great
place for vegetarians, not to mention for truffle-lovers too! |
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After lunch, we crossed over the
Astoria-Megler bridge, crossing from Oregon to Washington state. |
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Windsurfing the day away along
the Columbia River |
A bit out of order, I wanted to
throw this picture in here. This RV was at the Fort Stevens State
Park. The reason why it warrants a spot on this page is its license
plate, which you can find more clearly on our license plates page. It
reads, "RUFINIT"! (We're happy to trade our tent with them if the RV
is too rough for them!) |
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Enjoying a tasty lunch at Kidd
Valley with Elena's cousins Dylan, Kelsey, Loni (mom), and Marci (grandmom,
next picture).
Kenmore, WA (8/3) |
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Gettin' the bike ready for
ridin'! |
Nothing like a good rope swing
from a tree in the yard |
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Starting our bike ride, Marci
leads the way. Little did we know that we'd be riding almost 20 miles
along the Sammamish Trail. (8/3) |
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As the photographer tells us
bikers to come on through, the bride and groom don't seem to mind the
interruption! |
Wild chickens and pigeons along
our bike path, happy to be fed by someone (not pictured) gathering feathers
to make some sort of headdress. |
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The mirror shot #1 |
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The mirror shot #2 |
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The now-famous eagle sighting
(just above the tallest tree, in case you missed it). Unfortunately,
we didn't have the good camera with us; fortunately, Elena got to see her
first eagle in the wild! |
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After a delicious family dinner,
and with Jonathan behind the camera, and Bob (Tracy's wife) in the jacuzzi,
here's who we were able to get in front of the camera:
(Clockwise from the left) Elena,
Tracy, Kelsey, Marci, Loni, Dylan, Tim, Bella (dog), J.J., and Garrett (8/3)
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Marci, Loni, Tracy (pictured
here), and Neil were so nice in helping us get these invitations ready for
mailing. |
Elena gives one of the many "Oh
no you didn't!" looks as Marci prepares homemade Swedish pancakes, similar
to crepes. (8/4) |
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Marci fills her Swedish pancake
with some sweet-ish fixins! |
Most things are homemade when you
come to Marci's place. Makes it hard to leave Marci's place! |
