Saturday, 20 July 2013

Now here is a sight of my friend Souli with the most important device in the world-- a  one legged scooter that he kneels on to get around--far more mobile than crutches--you just better make damn sure that you are not in the way when he is wizzing around.

So I have to tell everyone --or actually anyone who is sad enough to have nothing better to do than follow this page-- we were made the most welcome that anyone could ever be by the most amazing family with such connections  to our extended family from Greece.

But the day began in Seattle with us going shopping in Nordstrums for some change of clothes for Ann-- she with no suitcase-- and having found some really good outfits we headed of towards \Portland.

We stopped in on an Englishman who is Anns ex brother-in -law , Vance , who has lived in the states for many years and  makes a living making  flutes and has just started to make Ukuleles'-- ok , so I cant spell and it doesn't have an alternative on the spell checker-- he lives on a place in St Helens just inside Oregon and not far from \Portland where we were going, with his partner Marby , - he has the most amazing workshops I have ever seen.

And after that we came  to Portland to the wonderful  family of the Kosmos clan --Souli and Anna and the children , Pondo and Chris and their families--who came around  late afternoon and we were then fed and  watered so much, we are stuffed.

BTW-- Ann got her suitcase back from London --when we phoned at around 5pm I don't think anyone thought that she would get that this quick, but it arrived around 8pm--amazing what they can do when they have to.

So later on we went to the Mad Greek Deli, -- this is the place that Souli built up and now Pantalis owns and runs this -- it is a sports deli /bar where they fed us again  and had far to much to drink and eat ---and conversations with the weirdest people --ok that's me talking to strangers that then latch on like a limpet.

Having just been told that I snored like a rhinoceros, all night , it is good  to know that some things never change -- well it goes with the territory  when you have had a skinfull-- I feel much better than I should--I was awake pretty early but Souli and Anna were up and about much earlier and now everyone is up and about getting ready to drive to Seaside--  its a real place and  is famous for being the end of the Oregon Trail where Lewis and Clark ended up, before they turned around and went back -- but it has the widest beach I have ever seen---and then we will be back tomorrow for a bar-b-q with Fotis, Souli's  brother and his family.

Ok ,so I better crack on , need a shower and shave and better get this done before I get an ear bending from the boss.

I can feel Camp 18 breakfast  coming on -- look it up on the internet it is a great restaurant -- its the best.
Ta Ta  Folks

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