Friday, Sep 28, 2018
Happy Friday everyone. I can’t believe this is my 5th week in the States. It is my last Friday in the US before returning to Ecuador. Currently I’m in Oregon. And as a birthday gift to me this week, the normally gray and drizzly weather of Portland has been unseasonable warm and sunny. Just perfect for me! I haven’t even had to use the down jacket I lugged across two continents.
It’s been a great week seeing my family and visiting with friends here. Yesterday, Easton, Heidi, and I took a trip to Pacific City on the Oregon Coast. The Pacific Ocean is beautiful here.
The water is also very cold. I only went in the water up to my calves for less than a minute. When I walked out my feet and lower legs felt numb for several minutes.
There is surfing here too. While we were on the beach I saw quite a few people surfing…completely covered by their wet suits, including their feet and hands. I have decided that a person must love to surf to deal with that.
The Oregon coast and countryside is beautiful. What it lacks for me (for most of the year) is warmth, heat. I imagine that most any day on the coast here, except for the sunniest and warmest in the summer, a coat and hat are required. This is why I choose to experience the Pacific coast several thousand miles south of here…4184 miles to be exact.
See you soon Olon. 🙂
Chau
Happy Birthday Tod!! You are sooo lucky you hit this few days of warm and sunny weather. We live on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington and know the chilly coastal weather. My husband used to surf up here in a wet suit and the biggest reason we are moving is because we want more warmth and sun. We have other reasons too, of course. It must feel really good to connect with your family again. And perhaps hard, in a way, to go back to Olon. Bruce and I are very much looking forward to meeting you in January. Perhaps we could buy you dinner and drinks?
Sharon
Hi Sharon, I have hit the weather lottery while I’ve been in Portland. Im sure Bruce will love surfing in Ecuador sans wet suit. We can definitely meet up for dinner and drinks. Keep me posted with your arrival.
Thanks for reading.
Todd
It looks warmer in the photo than it is! Someone I knew moved to Oregon because he loved rain, but he soon realized that one can have too much of a good thing. I guess there are positives and negatives to everything 🙂