October 6, 2011
Brookings, Oregon
Except, this time, the surprise was on us! Here's the story:
Yesterday was an easy driving day, back to US-101 from
the RV Park along the beach, then south for a few hours. We stopped for lunch at an overlook just
south of Port Orford, and were soon at our destination, the Elks Lodge in
Brookings, Oregon.
This being our first time here, we decided to check out
the Lodge and decided to stay for dinner.
The food reviews were mixed (hint, never fry your chips and fish in the
same oil) and we were just getting ready to leave when we heard someone behind
us say "She looks like my Grandma Honey". Huh?
That's a nickname for Geri's sister, Kathy. That's when Geri's great-niece, Cheri,
surprised us with a visit. She lives
nearby and saw Geri's Foursquare check-in at the Elks, and decided to surprise
us. Neat! We didn't even realize that she'd moved back
to Oregon recently. We hung out a bit
then made plans to get together again this afternoon.
Today was a "stay in your jammies until Noon
day" for one of us. No matter, as
we didn't have much planned. We picked
up a few things at the Fred Meyer, got some gas for the Rover (getting yelled
at because, once again, I forgot that I'm not qualified to pump my own gas in
Oregon), and putzed around the coach. I
checked the axle hub (still OK) and got out the silicone to seal up a few drips
here and there, then we had a brew at the Lodge before dinner. Afterwards, Cheri came over with three of the
four boys in her brood: Gabe, Levi, and Johnny.
James was at a football game. We
had a nice visit and even Merlin came around after a while. We'll definitely stop here again!
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