We left for Seaside at 7:15. By the time we drove in heavy traffic to Hwy. 26 and reached the outskirts of "Portland," it was nearly 8:00. Forty five minutes of city driving just to get to the Sunset Highway. It didn't take much longer than that to drive to Seaside.
Our purpose for going to Seaside was to get a stained glass window from my friend, Alvis' house. It had been stored in her basement/studio since we moved into the motorhome. It needed some repair work done and neither Alvis nor I ever got around to it. I am hoping when we go to Santa Fe, my sister-in-law, Peggy, will be able to help me with it.
It was 56° and overcast when we arrived in Seaside.
Before going to Alvis' we went to see my friend, Fran. We taught together years ago and have remained friends. We visited with her and Les until time to go to Alvis'.
Alvis and I had lots to talk about. We've known each other for a long time. Another friend, Irene, came for lunch. Alvis had pizza and salad for lunch. Bill came back from touring around town and ate with us.
We picked up not only the window, but some glass and other things that we will take to Lori. Alvis is glad Lori's beginning to do some stained glass projects and wanted to help her with a few supplies. That's the kind of person she is.
As we left Seaside I called a friend, Kathy, that I had worked with at school for several years. She and her husband, Gary, were driving back to Seaside as we were going back to Portland. We met at the Rest Area on Hwy. 26 and visited for about 15 minutes. While we were stopped we took time to find a cache hidden in the woods there.
As we continued on into Portland, we stopped at Dairy Queen.
Our children will remember the many times we stopped for treats as we headed back to the coast.
We spent part of the evening getting all of the glass stored away for our trip to California in a week or so.
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