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A Few Days in the Pacific Northwest

5/7/2017

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​The West Coast has surprisingly turned into a place where we can meet up with family. After a week in the redwoods with Margo and John, we drove north to Eugene, Oregon. Our nephew Tom and his partner, Judy, both recent graduates of the University of Oregon, are starting out in new careers. After a dynamite meal of Thai food, they came over to check out our rig, parked that night along a walking path, courtesy of a friendly retail mail.  We had a few laughs and listened to the rain on our metal roof.
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After Eugene, we stayed a night in Portland where we returned to Powell’s, the world’s largest bookstore, and had to sample some of the cutting edge food that gives the city its culinary reputation. 
 
A day later we were in Seattle, sharing food at Molly and Allegra’s home. There is nothin better than food made with love and seasoned with the passion like that of this newly-wed couple.  They made the thinnest homemade fettucine pasta I've ever eaten.   Buonissimo!
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Allegra and Molly make pasta for us!
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Seattle was unusually dry and sunny one day of our visit.
​After two days in Seattle, Mark and I went our separate ways for a week, Mark to D.C., me to Bangor to check in on my mother and sister.
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My mother, in brown shirt on right, and her dinner mates in Bangor.
Mattie and I went to Portland (Maine) the day before I left and we had a blast with our dear old friend Lizzie, seen here on beautiful Higgins Beach in Scarborough.
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Mattie, me and Lizzie.
​Mark returned to Seattle first, in time to find our friends David and Hanna at the Climate March. 
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We left the next day for Canada, then Alaska, with the enthusiastic support of friends and family.
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Janet
5/17/2017 03:12:26 pm

So love following your adventures!

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Nancy Peckenham
5/17/2017 04:50:47 pm

Hi Janet! Thanks for your note. You should come catch up with us one day again. We will be in Alaska until late August. Nancy

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mber. I will pay extra close attny suggestions. Be safe & keep blazing those trails!
5/17/2017 07:56:39 pm

I follow with amazement your adventures as you guys love our dream. We plan to do this when Brent retires. We vacation in Alaska the first two weeks of September. I will pay extra close attention to your blog & welcome any tips . Be safe and keep blazing those trails!
Wilma

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Nancy Peckenham
5/29/2017 11:35:35 am

Hi Wilma. Mark and I would love to give you some tips for your visit to Alaska. Are you taking a cruise? Nancy

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