On July 16th Cindy and I flew to Portland OR to meet family and friends for a weeks vacation. 1st night BBQ at Ross Purnell's house got the party started. In attendance Jim & Marilynn Miller (my sister and brother in law) Blake & Denise Purnell (my niece) and their two kids, Jon & Zoe Purnell (parents of Ross & Blake). The next day we caravanned out of Portland thru record rain heading for the coast stopping first at Cannon Beach for lunch then down to Newport where we rented a house for the week. Cindy and I stopped at Tillamook to see how cheese is made (who knew you needed cows?) and pulled into Newport at cocktail time.
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| The First of Many |
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| Cindy picks up a stalker (Ross) |
The next day I got up at 5AM and drove to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort 3 hours south and known as Mecca for US golf. I knocked off 2 courses on Monday and 1 on Tuesday which leaves one more for me to go back for. I got back to Newport in time for cocktails. By the time we left on Friday cocktail time was starting around 2 PM. High temp was about 65 with some rain and a good deal of sun so the weather did not prevent any activities.
