(Photo by Charles Croninger-2008)Yep, I'm off to Europe in 12 days! Still have a ton of errands to do before I head to France, but I'm trying to slow down and enjoy the relaxed pace of summer vacation.
Good news about my car! My Honda dealer says they can cut me a new key (to replace the one which was stolen a month ago) for only $7. Yippee!
Gotta run down to Salem to get Sam's international travel papers, pick up a few more items for the trip, and we'll be ready!
My college roommate is coming to visit before I take off. We'll head over to the wild Oregon coast for a day or so. Sweet! If you haven't been to the Oregon coast before, you don't know what you're missing. The beaches are rugged with mountains dipping into the ocean. And they are NOT overcrowded like the beaches in California. Nice.
Oh, and I already tried out my new shirt (an early birthday gift from my sister) which is the latest in clothing technology: SPF 50+, sleeves that are long but can be rolled up, antimicrobial fibers (to prevent odors), and moisture wicking. Ingenious. I love it. The new hiking/sport sandals from Keen (TM)are pretty good, though I think I need a bit more arch support.
Still looking for one more good, comfy pair of shoes for the summer trek. Thinking of getting a pair of trail running shoes, for super-duper cushion. Decided not to toss my old hiking boots after all. I started to pitch them (had 'em since 2002), but wore them last week hiking in the Sierra Nevadas and found that they are still in great shape and supported my ankles well in rocky, gravelly, scrabbly terrain. So the Timberlands (TM) stay. What can I say? They make a boot which lasts and lasts.
Well, time is slipping away and I haven't done a 5 hour hike yet today, so I'm off. It's a nice, cloudy day, perfect for hiking and NOT getting sunburned. YAY!
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