Travels of a Paradox: August 2008

We spent six weeks in Newport, OR on the Pacific Ocean so that we could avoid the periodic heat of Portland. It got into the 100s. Our plan to ride bikes, walk the beach, visit the tide pools, and just be active did not work out. First the winds blew for two weeks. They were so fierce that the coach shook. Then we both got a respiratory bug that really punched us hard for two weeks. Then I discovered that a pin that was put in one of my toes two years ago had not dissolved as it was supposed to do. It bent upwards and frayed rubbing any shoes that I wore. We drove to Portland and back in a day so that my original surgeon could remove it before it poked through my foot on its own. The recovery from that took 10 more days. That left us with four days. We used them well. Here are the few photos that we or our friend, Stephen Hill, took. I did get about 2,000 personal photos scanned onto my computer, put in many hours working on our genealogy, knitted, crocheted, tried new recipes, and whittled my stack of books down to two so not all was lost.

The Newport, Oregon bridge is the landmark for this town and it has many faces.

Ted Alby, III, Ph.D.

This the view from RV park. It is across Yaquina Bay to the condos at the Embarcadaro.

Hatfield Marine Science Institute and the Oregon Aquarium are along the walking paths across the street from where we are staying.

A view along the path.

Seal Rock, off of US 101, south of Newport, OR.

Looking south from Seal Rock.

Hecate Head Lighthouse

We had visits from five friends from Portland while we were in Newport. That is a plus of being within three hours of home and in a place people like to visit whether we are there or not. During our last four days Jenny and Steve Hill came. We visited the Oregon Aquarium to see all the beautiful changes that have been made since our last visits. Steve used my camera and taught me a few things that I didn't know it could do. I can't believe the close-ups that he was able to get.