My sisters, Betsy and Kate; Stephanie and Ray, Kate's daughter and grandson! They arrived at midnight to stay for 8 days here at
the PNW GeoFun Resort! AKA my house...
A Saturday morning breakfast on
the Hawaii Experience back deck..
Then off to the Hawaiian Festival in downtown Vancouver
Sampling fruit and pastry dessert
Checking out the redwoods
On to an evening concert by Bug Hunter in Portland!
One of Ray's favorite artists! He happened to be performing in Portland during Ray's visit!
Photo and Autograph op!
Sunday family cookout...
And eat in
Checking out VooDoo donuts
Monday AM we're headed for the coast!!
But first...a Sunday evening viewing of
The Goonies. Featuring views of Haystack Rock
It's Haystack Rock!
Enjoying 2 nights at Rockaway Beach
Rockaway rock...
Good morning!! Beach walk...
This is for the birds!!
Afternoon pre-historic Jurassic boardwalk adventure...look out for raptors!!
Or maybe a wooden bison?
Who dares to enter my realm??
An evening hot dog and s'mors roast!
It's Gnome matching T-shirt time...
Crossing over the Astoria-Megler Bridge...4.1 miles long, up high and then low hovering over the mouth of the Columbia River into Washington
On our way to Cape Disappointment...Sure hope its not disappointing
The reason we spent 3 days at the coast...
And why we stayed inside all day Thursday to play Mexican train dominoes
Potatoes, Potatoes, Dry Bread...
Need at least one meal of dumplings!!
No GeoFun Resort visit is complete without "arts and crafts". Gotta make a memorial stepping stone
Ray put "the bug" on theirs
The 3 sisters featured their cross country moving trip from WI to WA 10 years ago!
Saturday brunch with Debbie at Elements downtown Vancouver where Angie and Micaela work
Piano music by Ray
Saturday late PM, time to say goodbye...
To airport and on to Indianapolis...
they had Big Fun at The PNW GeoFun Resort
You all come again real soon, you hear!
REFLECTIONS
July 22 through the 30th four family members from Indianapolis came to visit me here in Vancouver. Katie and Betsy were here 5 years ago. Kate said she didn't remember why they came out! Maybe to visit me? Stephanie and her son, Ray had never been this side of the Rockies. Besides just having fun with them being here this time was a significant occasion to me. This is my 10 year anniversary since moving here to Vancouver. Kate and Betsy traveled with me over 3,000 miles on a 10 day road trip from Park Falls, WI. We arrived in Vancouver the evening of August 28, 2012. This was my celebration! I will revisit that trip in the next few blogs and contrast now to 10 years ago. You all check back to see the passing of 10 years!
This has been a good 3 GeoGram weeks in the life of Gram G.
"A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul..." (Proverbs 13:19)
