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Great trip up river

Last Sunday, Glen and Jon reached Arlington, OR after a four day trip up the Columbia from Cape D.  Doug & Murna Marshall, Bob Meneghini and Jon Fisher joined him for various legs of the trip.

Jon enjoying the view steering from the lazarette

They stopped at Astoria and were greeted by the Astoria Regatta committee, which presented Glen with a "Best of" class plaque.  We are so awed by all the people who have gone out of their way to meet us, greet us and share the adventure.

Happy, surprised Glen with Tom Condit, Ryan Smith and committee members

Photo by Mrs. Elly Condit, wife of LCDR Tom Condit, Commanding Officer, Station Cape Disappointment.  
 
We also had a great stop in The Dalles, with an interview with The Dalles Chronicle arranged by Ron Vergeer, and a chance meeting with Jerry Ostermiller, former director of the Columbia River Maritime Museum.  Pics to come later....

The crew made a mad dash home this week, jumping from Bandon to Florence, to Depot Bay, then Garibaldi and back to Astoria today.  Today was the best weather day of the whole trip.  Quietest water Glen's seen on the Columbia Bar yet.


...and now on to a quiet night at home

sunset in Astoria      (c) Naomi Fisher 2013

Killing time in Bandon (a great place to be stuck)

So, with five days of small craft advisory wind and gale warnings at our destinations, we've had a wonderful, unexpected vacation at Bandon during the Cranberry festival.  Enjoying music, good food, and seeing the sights.

Here're Doug and Fred checking out the marine traffic through the scopes at the station:

and Glen talking with visitors at the marina:

Wind and Waves....

Weather is fickle, and the 25+knot winds are making the waters unsafe for our intrepid travelers. Some areas they expected to travel to Wednesday and Thursday are seeing 14 to 20 foot seas.  So, they are staying safely in port.  (Smart, even for "stubborn old guys"!)

But they are making the best of it, and while holed up in Bandon, will have an open house (open boat?) at the Cranberry Festival!

They're getting the royal treatment by locals, and will enjoy a river cruise tomorrow on the Coquille River.  They got a tour of a local museum today.

Unfortunately, the two day weather delay means they won't make Eureka.  Sunday they're changing a crew member, and will be headed back north by Monday.  Stations are being notified.  We'll keep everyone posted.

  -Naomi

Newport and Umpqua stations

The transit to Newport from Garibaldi was a little less bumpy than the first run, and everyone arrived in fine condition to enjoy the welcome of the Newport station crews and our friends, Cliff and Cheri.

entering Newport Sept 3rd  (c) photo by Frank Benetka III

Cliff and Cheri spied the MLB36391 from Depot Bay, and followed down the coast to Newport.  They got some good photos I hear, and hope to see soon.  The above photo was taken from the 47-footer that accompanied them into port.

After an evening of visiting until their voices went hoarse, Glen, Doug and Fred rested up for the next leg of the journey, Umpqua station at Winchester Bay, OR. 

Leaving at 6am to catch the Umpqua River bar at slack water, they enjoyed good weather and rolling swells, arriving mid-afternoon at Winchester Bay.  The station was hopping, with a Search and Rescue run about 30 miles out to tow in a boat.  So, with a holiday weekend skeleton crew and a bunch of them out doing real work, our "boys" got to enjoy a somewhat quieter evening and rest their voices.  

Glen tells me he discovered a great ice cream shop.  When last we talked, chocolate chip-mint was running down his arm....