Yesterday was a typical September day in the Pacific Northwest. The cloud cover provided a low ceiling and rain drizzled down off and on. The air was so full of moisture, it made cell service and internet connectivity nearly impossible at times. I finally managed to get yesterday’s post uploaded.

Donna became frustrated with the connectivity issues. She stopped working around 10:30am and went for a walk. She has a couple of projects she’s trying to complete and needs to be online for them. When she returned, an hour later, the internet connection was a little more stable.

Low ceiling – this was as good as it got all day.

I unloaded the scooter from the trailer and set up Donna’s digital keyboard in the bedroom. Several rigs pulled into the park and set up for the weekend. This is a popular fishing destination. Chinook Bend is aptly named. King (Chinook) salmon are running up the river. The river bends upstream from our site and there are many fishing boats working the river there.

Around 3pm, Donna was done working for the day. It wasn’t raining, but it was dark and damp out. We decided to ride into Lincoln City to the Tanger Outlet Mall. It’s the largest outlet mall in Oregon. I needed new jeans. I’ve lost weight and my pants barely hang on me. On the ride to town, it started raining again.

We went to the Levi store at Tanger. I have to vent a little. Why do old-fashioned Levi 501 jeans cost so much? Back in the day, these were working man’s clothes. The plain, old-fashioned 501 jeans were “discount” priced at $60! Most of the other Levi’s have a strange cut. They call them “below the waist cut.” I found a pair I could live with for $30.

When we left the mall, the rain was falling harder. Visibility was poor as I rode down Highway 101. Back at Chinook Bend, the rainfall was a light drizzle. I wanted to change clothes. My over-sized jeans were wet. While I was changing, Donna went through my closet. She found three pair of jeans I’d packed away. They were 34″ waistband size, just like the jeans I’d bought at the outlet store. I’d forgotten about these pants. Doh!

I set up our awning and we moved the picnic table under the awning. For dinner I grilled a small piece of pork tenderloin with sweet potatoes and onions.

Hot off the grill

Pork loin with applesauce, sweet potato and onion

The weekend forecast calls for sunshine and warmer weather. It appears as though the weather guessers may have it right this morning. Today we’ll go to the beach at Lincoln City and search for glass fishing floats. We’ll also return the Levi’s I bought yesterday.

The view of the hill across the river looks more promising today.