Tuesday morning we had to be out of the condo by Noon, but that wasn't going to be a problem as we'd done advance packing Monday night and we were up early anyway. By the time I was out of the shower, Lisa had already moved most of her stuff to the minivan and had moved it to the loading zone. Inasmuch as there appeared to be only one or two other ( Read more... )

Monday night, after dealing with some late Day Jobbery that arrived while we were pedaling around Seaside, Lisa and I went out to dinner at the Shilo Inn on the Prom, which gave us an excellent view of the beach as the sun started heading for the horizon on our final night here. The staff were very friendly, and the manager very obliging after I ( Read more... )

I turned in my work for Day Jobbe on Monday early enough that we had a few afternoon hours available. Lisa and I noticed when we took a short walk after lunch that Wheel Fun Rentals (which rents bicycles and surreys in Seaside) was running a 2 hours for the price of 1 special. Inasmuch as Lisa has been contemplating buying a surrey for running ( Read more... )

When we got back to Seaside, we were pretty hungry, and went back to Sam's Seaside Cafe for more fishburgers. From there, we got ambitious and decided to walk the length of the Seaside Promenade.

( South and North )

Although we briefly popped in at Sea-Pac on Sunday morning to collect the things we'd left on hold with one of the vendors, we pretty much blew off the final day of the conference in order to go ride an excursion train.

( Ride 'Em While You Can )

Saturday evening, Lisa and I engaged in one of our Seaside traditions: mini golf and bumper cars.

( 427 inches, par 3, dogleg left and beware of the rotating turret hazard )

Seaside can be pretty chilly, especially when the fog doesn't lift until late in the afternoon. The electronic sign near the convention center was showing 56°F (13°C) when we came over there on Saturday morning. By the time we left, however, it was a completely different story..

( Liquid Nitrogen Front Moving Through )

Saturday was the critical day around which our nominal reason for coming to Seaside was built: the Sea-Pac amateur radio convention.

( Scenes from a hamfest )

Lisa and I have been trying to get out for walks on the beach after dinner. This is fine for us, but not so fine for travelswithkuma, who comes back to the condo all damp from the sea air.

( Warm, Dry Bears are Happy Bears )

On Friday afternoon, after turning in the last of the Day Jobbery, Lisa and I drove up to Warrenton to spend a few hours at Fort Stevens State Park. We went to the military portion of the park, which is the preserved remnants of the former US Army base established at the mouth of the Columbia River during the US Civil War that was active until ( Read more... )