Off On a Road Trip

[Patricia]

Headed North on Thursday for a weekend in the old stomping grounds. Drove past Whiskeytown Lake at sunset but couldn't stop to watch it as dinner was waiting in Dairyville. Friday Patti and I headed north on I-5 determined to connect 9 hours later with Amtrak in Portland (she was continuing on to Tacoma). In the event we don't connect I have 2-2.5 more hours to drive to get to Port Orchard. Miraculously we made it with an hour to spare. I dropped Patti off at Union Station then headed for dinner at Willa's with old friends.

As usual we had a delightful evening, good socialization and excellent light food. Saturday morning I was well rested and ready for an active day. Breakfast with Don, Pool Party at 4 pm, perhaps even a shootout in Portland? It was not in the cards.

I took a 'header' when I missed the step down into the living room as I got ready for breakfast. Bruised my left knee, bumped my cheek on a chair and my glasses went flying as I badly sprained my right ankle. After 4 hours of chilling, compressing and elevating the foot Willa drove me to the clinic where I was able to have the foot Xrayed. No apparent fractures so they fitted me with a Compression boot and off to the party I went.

It wasn't a total surprise to my old friends that I was there but it was fun and the food was well cooked Hawaiian.

As I write the foot pain is minimal except when it is bearing my weight. I have one more day of healing before I head north to Port Orchard, WA, to pick up my travelling companion. Not sure how the driving will go and whether I will be up for a 'full' exploration of the photo ops along the Oregon Coastline but I'm still looking forward to the remaining adventure.

[Kiska]

ouch~get well soon; hopefully you'll be able to drive.

[Patricia]

The foot is much better today. I can put my weight on the heel and hobble slowly. The stairs at home are not something I look forward to though. Patti will do most of the driving and I think I will cut the trip short and stick to the freeway. At least I did the main thing I wanted to do which was spend some time with my good friend who has gone out of her way to take care of me.

[Patricia]

Home, Safe and Sound, and even made it upstairs to my bed. 1600 miles all told and not once did I take the camera out of the backpack.