We began the day with a Zoomed memorial service for a neighbor of ours. He had died a week ago, and I was grateful to be able to at least participate this way.
After saying good-bye to Brian and Sandi and their girls, we were able to meet old friends at George Fox University, where all the kids were able to run around outside and play on trails in and in cool stream. Ice cream o’clock found us walking to a local book-and-ice cream store before we had to say our goodbyes. The drive out to Pacific City is so beautiful—as gorgeous as home is, nestled between the Olympics and the Cascades, western and coastal Oregon is special.
When we arrived at the Thousand Trails campground, we took our few minutes to set up camp, threw together a picnic dinner and headed over the highway to our first steps in Oregon sand. Oh, how we love the beach! I ran with the kids straight for the water, but with more experience than enthusiasm, I stayed dry north of my ankles. The kids dashed in and out, and Kyla just dove straight into the waves, as a powered glider did tricks for us to my enthusiastic waving.
Mama Duck stayed near until all the kidsicles came out and buried themselves in cool towels, warm sand, and hot sandwiches. Wes just stuck his hair right into the sand to immediately dissolve any hope I would ever have of not cleaning out sand from the trailer for the next 8 years we will own it. Luckily, we have an outdoor shower, and I quickly set up a head-to-toe cleaning system before any of them were allowed in to collapse in exhaustion in their bunks.
Oh, we are going to love this vacation!
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