Friday, October 2, 2009

Brookings Harbor, OR Sept 16 - 21, 2009

After settling in at the dock in Brookings, I phoned my Uncle Curt & Grandma who lived nearby in Gold Beach to let them know of our arrival. Uncle Curt dropped what he was doing at his motel (The Oregon Trail Lodge, Gold Beach) and drove down to Brookings to see us. Dave was eager to show off his boat, so gave Curt the grand tour, then I went to run errands with my uncle and head to Gold Beach, leaving Dave to catch up on his sleep (which was much needed after an all-night run to reach Oregon).
My uncle graciously loaned us a vehicle while we stayed in Brookings, which allowed us the great opportunity to make frequent visits to Gold Beach to visit family and to run errands to supply the boat for the remainder of our journey.

The afternoon following our arrival, Dave and Curt worked together on a remodel project at the motel, while Grandma and I got a good visit in (Thursday). Friday night we all met at the motel for a scrumptious family dinner, even Grandma ventured out for the occassion!

Dave and I worked on the boat on Saturday. The weather would have permitted us to venture further north, but we had planned to spend Sunday with my family and really weren't eager to leave just yet.
Dave and Curt continued working on their project on their chores at the Oregon Trail Lodge on Sunday. Grandma and I stayed closer to home to work on our chores. At the end of the day, both Uncle Curt and Grandma drove us back to the Sea Crest. I was tickled that Grandma was able to join us. She wasn't able to tour the boat, but was able to see it below where the car was parked above the dock. Sometimes life is just about "being there"...

We both had a wonderful visit, but were longing to hit the "high seas" once again. We hoped that the seas would be forgiving and allow us to travel the next morning to resume our journey home.

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