I’m up! It was a long night talking to you animals
Each of those posts equals about two cocktails so I’m glad I’m not driving anywhere today
Merganzer!
Bufflehead!
Kingfisher!
Kayak man is towing a large inner tube with a big crab pot on it
Plop, there it goes, into the drink!
People on the dock are pulling up pots now too, I see crabs!
I’m just going to go to the cook shack for my crab needs
Got a day fire started even though it is almost 60F
I found a Classical station on the frequency modulation machine. Perfect soundtrack for sitting by the river #CampingWithJeff
Got chased off the fire by rain
The wood they have wasn’t burning very good anyway
There WERE NOT cucumber seeds in this envelope when I found it while cleaning the camper
Taking 1/2 right now
Edit: took the 2nd half a couple hours later and had a wonderful afternoon with a mellow buzz
The steam pots are running all day
Site is $49, dock access is 17 per ring more
Cleaning stations and boiler is included
Rings for rent if needed
Buy a cooked crab for 18.50 lb crabs weigh 1.5-2 lbs each
Buy oyster for 19 doz
Clams
9.50 lb
Only the steam pot so good for crab and clams
Haven’t tried oysters that way but would get them hot
The only sun of the day is as it dips under the clouds
Dry and calm all day except for a squall that lasted about an hour
I think I finally got the fire going
The one I tried to start today wasn’t burning well, the host mentioned it might be a little wet
Had to use some cooking oil to spice it up
Not as immediately explosive as charcoal lighter fluid or gas
I decided to stay another night and try to catch crabs
They suggested a trap instead of a ring for leaving in all day
Two fish carcasses in the bait box
In the drink!
Will pull at about 3 (the cooker closes at 4)
Will get some of their oysters and clams for lunch
Got the whole shack, lights, fire pit, tables and kitties to myself
Bingo was a good dog on the patio with about 20 people and a few dogs
The only barking was from one dog that barked at every dog, but not cats
Everybody else is gone, no employees or other campers
Bingo surveying his domain now that everyone else has left
I have had a few expeditions that had no particular place to go or time to be there
A few times I’ve found random places that warrant staying a 2nd night
This is one of the first times I’ve had time and interest in staying a 3rd night
Next stop is Salem OR through Christmas with my brother and his grandkids
I get to kiss babies!
Just doused the fire pit in the Qrab Shaq and headed back to the camper
Only 830 PST but feels like the middle of the night
I’ve been going to bed within an hour of sunset this winter
Glad we hit the turn around the local star for longer exposure in the northern hemisphere
I really have to leave tomorrow…
There is one problem with grabbing two medium size totes of CDs from two big totes of CDs at random when on the road for a while
Might be some you’re not so interested in
Lots of good stuff in the grab
Alas, no #PinkFloyd
Would fit the mood right now
I guess I dipped heavily in the Christmas section of the collection
One can never go wrong when Bing is involved
Nobody Bahrumpapumpums like little drummer Bing
Barumpabumdadum
As Bing started signing Gloria, it was “Gloria in excelsis Deo" not GLOOORIA
Now Bing has me craving for some Figgy Pudding
Next up is Gershwin Plays The Rolls
I think it’s him playing real keys to some of his earlier works that were on paper player piano rolls
He replays them for a period recording
At one point I thought he was really jamming with a recursive loop and call back
It was just the CD skipping for a few bars that was just timed well #CampingWithJeff
#Gershwin
The Gershwin disc was fun
I think these songs were composed in the 1920s and were hits with paper rolls for player pianos and sheet music
That’s where the money was before affordable home playing of recorded music
Some great changes of meter and chords that I recognize from contemporary jazz and modern Prog Rock
So many notes and only two hands!
Me and Mick are about to light this empty trailer park on fire
My 5 watt boombox with 4 inch speakers is UP
If the RV is rock’n don’t bother knock’n because I’m just boot scoot’n and the door is wide open
The Clash meets early 21st century techno makes me happy
I wish I had more magic mushrooms
The mini dose I had yesterday was fun
I could have used about the same today
I was talking to another group about mushrooms and saw this
I think I can see his pelecle from here
I think the plan for tomorrow is stopping at the air museum in Tillamook (no cheese factory this day)
And then cutoff through the metropolis to Hebo!
Lights out heat on
#CampingWithJeff
I was in the mood for a cheese sandwich but I didn’t have any bread
I had cheese and big dill pickles
Thick slices of cheddar with thinly sliced pickles in the middle is a sandwich now