Marcile's Upcoming Northwest Adventure

Though we probably can't top Iceland, Marcile (Mom to some of you, Grandma to others) will be experiencing her own travel adventure starting on September 13. She and Mike will be flying to Oregon to visit Sarah in Corvallis, Oregon. Note the word "flying" in the previous sentence; this will be her first airborne experience. We'll arrive in Portland late afternoon on Thursday, probably spend Friday exploring Corvallis. We plan to drive out to the Pacific Ocean at Newport, about an hour from Corvallis, on Saturday; that trip is expected to include an whale watching excursion, and will add sea-going boats to her transportation repertoire. Then we'll have Sunday to do something else or possibly just hang out before coming home on Monday, September 17.

By the way, Sarah is done with North Carolina for the year; she got back to Oregon on Thursday with a load of ready-to-mate salamanders. (Actually, they were flown back in boxes separately.)