Traveling… Part 2
It seemed like the trip to Oregon was perfect. When we got to the airport, our luggage arrived and we went to pick up our rental vehicle – they did the usual upgrade (for free) and we got a really nice Jeep Compass SUV, instead of an economy car. Following excellent directions to the World View Center, we settled in for the evening. It was hard sleeping past 5 AM (We were still on Eastern Time which was 3 hours later.) So, we got up and headed out to the Pacific coast. It was so pleasant driving down the highway and stopping occasionally to check out the trees and local scenery. Oregon is such a beautiful state with the mountains to the east and ocean to the west.
Our plans were to rendezvous with Bill and Glenda Gray at Starbucks in Lincoln City. From there, we proceeded to a nice park right at the ocean and had a picnic lunch. Terri and Glenda were roommates at Florida Bible College. Plus, we worked together at Arvada Christian School in Colorado. The last time we had seen Bill and Glenda was in 1980 when we moved away from Colorado. Although we have kept in touch through letters, phone calls and e-mail, we had not seen each other in “donkey years.” (Guyanese expression!) What a wonderful visit we had. It felt like old times. We sure appreciate the special friends God has blessed us with. After our visit with Bill and Glenda, we made our way north along the coast. The Pacific Ocean is so different than the Atlantic. We could not get over how clear and blue the water was. It was magnificent. Chris Tomlin’s song “You Do All Things Well” gave wonderful background music for the beautiful sights we were seeing.
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