GROCERY DAY IN WARRENTON-OR; Ocean Park-WA

June 26th: Today was Grocery Shopping Day - we chose Warrenton-OR over Longview-WA; it shaves an hour driving time off the necessity.

Warrenton-OR from Ocean Park-WA; 46 min (32.0 mi) via Sandridge Rd and US-101 S

Trying a 'softer bangs' approach for my 'growing-out hair' phase … this process will take time. My hair grows at a snail's pace.

Heavy ocean mist lay over every area of the Long Beach Peninsula-WA, as we left for Oregon.

We listened to Blackfoot all the way from Chinook-WA, to Warrenton-OR: and I said to Holland, "there was a time in the 1970's that all I listened to was Native Bands - Blackfoot, XIT, Redbone, Buffy Saint Marie … who I just found out is not Native at all, but Italian - so I culled her last year sometime when that bit if news hit the airwaves. Do you know who XIT and Redbone are?" Since he is half-Native himself (I'm at least 1/4 Blackfoot), I thought he might know; but he didn't. He only knows Blackfoot - and didn't know until today that they were Native, until I spilled the beans. I don't know a whole lot about a lot of stuff … but I do know the background info of bands I like 😉

Redbone is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1969: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redbone_(band)

Blackfoot is an American Southern rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed in 1970: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfoot_(band)

XIT (Crossing of Indian Tribes) is a Native American rock band that released two albums in the 1970s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XIT_(band)

Minutes from crossing the Astoria-Megler Bridge; Chinook-WA - playing in the background is Blackfoot's, 'Highway Song': 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dR9sPqs8H2I)

Incoming tide under the Astoria-Megler Bridge; Ships are turning to point towards the ocean …

The tail-end of the Bridge curves around to Astoria Port-OR

The Astor Column in Astoria-OR~Holland had never seen the Astor Column - so we visited it together, June 5, 2023

The Astoria Column-OR: 

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astoria_Column)

The New Youngs Bay Bridge, linking Astoria-OR to Warrenton-OR

New Youngs Bay Bridge-OR:  (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Youngs_Bay_Bridge#:~:text=The%20New%20Youngs%20Bay%20Bridge,and%20was%20dismantled%20in%201986.)

We thinking this building going up will be a Hotel to house Cruise Ship travelers; ships too tall to safely clear the Astoria-Megler Bridge's high point.

Mural on Soon Yi Sushi Restaurant; Astoria-OR

Soon Yi Sushi Restaurant, #100 Columbia Ave, Astoria, OR

Don't know … but it is part of the Maritime Marine Museum Complex; Astoria-OR

Holland worked a construction job on this building~OR State University; Astoria-OR

He also did construction work on this building~Astoria Aquatic Center; Astoria-OR

Crossing over Young's Bay-OR to Warrenton-OR; pretty misty.

Holland has been hearing through various sources 💻 that there may be a government blackout-restart sometime soon, so he wanted to make sure we had food, water, fuel, and medical stuff. Groceries grabbed and tucked into 2 carts, we trolled the isles in the Pharmacy Dept., and Holland asked, "Do we have any Mercurochrome?" I burst out laughing because I was surprised he even knew what that stuff was; then I said, "I haven't seen that stuff on the market in decades - but I'll see if they have anything similar." And they did 😉

1950-60's 'Mercurochrome' Fix (L) & Today's version of 'Mercurochrome' (R).

I haven't heard anything about a government snafu coming from any of the sites 💻 I frequent … but, if there is, we are properly stocked and ready: we paid a King's Ransom 😳 for "the necessities" today 🙏 🤞

Leaving Warrenton, heading towards Home, I caught sight of 1 lone White Pelican in Young's Bay.

The ocean mist never did abate. The Day was wet from start to finish: it has been a real bummer weather-wise for 10 months straight 😟 (AZ-CA-OR & WA); upheavals world-wide 🌎 are adding to the whacky weather 😒

Misty view of the Astoria-Megler Bridge seen from Young's Bay-OR

White Pelican seen in Young's Bay-OR

Traffic Humor while waiting at the overhead traffic light; Astoria-OR

WA State coastline shrouded in the mist; crossing the Astoria-Megler Bridge from Astoria-OR to Chinook-WA

When we got back home, & everything was unloaded & stashed all over Independence … we both kicked back and relaxed.

And I was happy to see a recipe that my mother used to make 😁 … and I lost with all the box shifting 😔 from Storage to Storage; at the start of our Road Gypsy adventure:

Found a recipe online of the frosting my mother used to make ;- )

So, I tucked that recipe away for future reference - found a music playlist I liked; and picked up my WIP. Holland asked me how long before it would be finished … and I said, hopefully by the end of the month; but more likely somewhere around the first week of July.

Scrolling music playlists while I inch my way towards completion of this WIP …

On the wing of hope and prayer.