Bob's visit

                                                     We spent several days with Bob Lessey,  my oldest cousin. 

This is the famous Astoria column.

We visited Fort Clapsop and had a very nice visit.  We saw the visiting center and the fort which within feet of the original location. 

This is the visitor's center.

 They had a canoe based on the Lewis and Clark expeditions.

This is National Park Service trails.

 This is recreation of Sacagawea and her husband's bedroom at the fort.

This is Lewis and Clark's room.

 This is where the men were bunked.

This is the fort itself...just a few feet from the actual fort.

 This is the statue of Sacagawea, the Native American woman who traveled with the group.  She had an infant son, Jean Baptiste, who traveled with her.

Cruise to Memphis

First we need to tell you about our cruise to Memphis!

What great fun.

We started in St. Louis at the hotel which was a converted train station.

They moved our bags on to the ship the next morning

 This is the ship the American Duchess. The ships all of the name  of the American Cruise Line.

 These are our first night companions and they were great.
  They made a mandatory fire drill.

 The boat had a real paddlewheel.

This is our Riverlorian and he was great.

 When we got to the town of Chester, we discovered Popeye, Sailor Man!

He was everywhere!

 We traveled with our pastor, Rev. John Tindell, and his wife Bee.

We had entertainment each night and they were excellent.

 We also had great meals...

  This was an example of the meals we had.

Back to blogging!

It's been awhile since I blogged, so here goes.  We are at the beginning of March and I haven't written anything recently.

We recently visited the round-about on the promenade at Seaside.  This is Tillamook Head jutting out from the beach.

We also visited Camp Magruder.  This is a United Methodist camp located at Rockaway Beach. Barb had a concert and she stayed a couple of days.

The food was great, she said!  But I missed her greatly.







Finally, we had a traditional Shrove Tuesday pancake supper at the Seaside United Methodist Church and it was a screaming success!  Barb and I served pancakes (with a variety of syrups), bacon, and pre-cooked sausage.  Yum.

That's our pastor, Rev. John Tillman, and his wife, Bee, seated at the table.