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Ranger Wanda (AKA The Eighth Wanda of the World) bids us adieu as we leave South Jetty
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Hundreds of Stellar Sea Lions on the beach near Sea Lion Caves. Noisy, smelly bunch . . .
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Heceta Head Lighthouse is reported to be one of the most photographed . . . .
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Chuck & Jan Wolfe and Nellie . . .
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Pay attention to Sophie (red collar) and Nellie gets jealous . . .
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There was this Blue Heron that hung around the RV Park.
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Normally, those boats are tied to that tree about 15 ft from the water
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Dinner with Starrlette and Judy's brother John. Good eats at Astoria's Cafe Uniontown
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Stephanie Potts setting up for dinner
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That's Bob and Stephanie and their dog . . .
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Choirmates forever . . . .
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Pioneer Presbyterian Church, halfway between Seaside and Astoria. Bigger inside than out . . .
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Old homes are always fun to tour . . .
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The Flavel House was built around 1885, and is a fine example of Queen Anne architecture
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Few of the furnishings are original to the house, although all are period-appropriate
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Gotta have a music room . . .
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It's fascinating to watch a glass blower at work. He's making drinking glasses . . .
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Blow it into a mold . . .
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Then cut it off the pipe . . .
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They had just finished this batch of tree ornaments
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They sell this glass art all over the world
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Neat stuff
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John & Starrlette again inside Astoria's restored Liberty Theatre
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Judy remembers the upside down cake ceiling light fixture
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They've restored most of the murals
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And cleaned up all that decorative plastering.
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The show was a recreation of a big band radio broadcast, complete with singing commercials
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Neat chandelier in the upstairs meeting room
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At Jan & Denny's, we tried backing the rig up that driveway. Denny guides
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Meanwhile, Jan's recuperating - surgery was less than a week ago
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Many folks have decorated the cast - including grandkids with stickers
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Denny and Al almost always have a computer project to mess with
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The view from Jan & Denny's deck is one of our favorite things
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That's Buddy, the borrowed dog. He'll be around for the whole Thanksgiving weekend
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Jan's supposed to keep that leg above her heart. Almost . . .
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Buddy got LOTS of attention
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These two old guys seem to get along . . . .
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With access to recliners, Diane and Al both recline
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As does Basil
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A well-set table . . .
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Denny works on the dressing . . .
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Joanna relaxes before dinner
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See . . . got my foot up!
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Time to dish it out
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We survey the spread . . . .
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Sisters! Robin & Di . . .
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Day after breakfast, Basil doing the flipping
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Jan, meanwhile, manages her world from her recuperation station . . . .
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Buddy's one laid back dawg . . .
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The neighbors dropped by to autograph the cast . . .
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And Denny manages to get a neighborly fireplace cleaning . . .
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Would you believe there's even a diagram for arranging the faux logs?
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More autographs . . .
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We even wrote a limerick too big to be photographed
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Denny leads a tour group to view the family yacht . . .
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The Photo Finish is a 32ft motor sailer - perfect for puttering around Puget Sound
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In honor of Evergreen Film, all the trim is green
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And the dinghy is named Snap Shot.
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There's almost no graceful way to board . . .
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Denny shows off the cockpit . . .
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Basil and Jo are happy sailors
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There's the new engine. Still nice and shiny
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Grandkids! Declan perfects the skill of applying whiteout tape
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Lauren cleans a counter.
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Nolan wants to keep his activities quiet
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A grandma moment
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Meanwhile Lauren does some jewelry repair for Jo
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Nolan's learned how to properly approach a camera
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That must have been good . . .
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Somebody's gotta finish off the Moose Tracks . . .
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Declan and his grandpa discuss phones and remotes
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Grandma! It's for me!
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Denny volunteered to rough house with the kids - wear them out before bed. Yeah, right . . . .
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Meanwhile, Paul keeps an eye on the Oklahoma-Oklahoma State game
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Snow angel practice on the nice white rug
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More computering needs to be done. Neither of them speak Mac very well
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The Eugene gang loads up to head home
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Yep - one laid back beast
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And finally, Jan came outside to wish us farewell. We're on the road again . . . .