Sunny Day in the Rainforest February 24

Looking at the weather forecast and checking my own known weather by looking out the window.....we have a saying in the rainforest. If the sun is out so should you also be there. So merely following that wisdom I drove us to the coast. Sun the entire way and by the time we were in Florence, the town made famous by the Dunes we were so happy to have made our choice as we could see the blue sky and the blue ocean as we made our way to Waldport.
We have stayed many times in this charming little port and today we had a few pieces of business to conduct as well as enjoy the day. Made a stop to the Cape Cod Cottages to talk to the managers about driving down to THE STUMP. Mike has been doing research on this redwood stump for years and is getting very close to having an article published. Troy and Cammie are the guardians of THE STUMP as it is on their ocean side property and are happy to see it get some recognition. There will be more on this later. Into Waldport for a seafood lunch. There were two older women who came into the locals cafe and after exchanging pleasantries with the very witty waitress placed their order. As only it can be in a small town, we soon heard and were updated on all the locals business.........you see there is no canned muzak in here and no jukebox and as the sign says you pay in cash.........no plastic accepted.
I heard one of the ladies gasp as her order was delivered and I looked to see two giant turkey day platters in front of her.......steaming hot with biscuits and gravy.......she opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out and she simply dissolved into hysterical giggles as she slumped into the back wall amazed at her order. "Even in Texas we wouldn't serve this big! Anybody in here hungry?" There were no takers as everyone else was dealing with their own Paul Bunyon portions. I thought this moment was worth the whole trip. My Dad would have loved this place.
After lunch we headed to the museum to talk to our contact person who was not there but enjoyed talking to another local about early Waldport. Time to hit the road and this morning I am watching it snow here in Bluejean Eugene........need I say more about the timing for our trip yesterday? I think not.