A DAY AWAY

A few weeks ago, Debra and I decided that we needed to get out of town for a weekend. We don't do this often enough. So, I reserved a room on the beach in Brookings and reserved two tickets for a live show performed by the Chetco Pelican Players.

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Before leaving town, I checked my email and my facebook page to find several birthday greetings. I was born on April Fools Day. .

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Before attending the play, we were joined by Roger and Chris Liles for some great food and conversation at the Pizza Deli. It had been at least twelve years since our paths crossed and it was fun to catch up on what's been going on over the past decade. .

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Then off to the Chetco Playhouse for a live show. Upon entering the theater, I bumped into Mike Moran and spent some time catching up on news with him. Mike is the President of the Chetco Pelican Players and was the director of two plays that Belinda and I were in while we lived in Brookings. Then we enjoyed a performance of "Love Letters" before the day came to a close.

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It was a great day away.

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Before leaving home this morning, I received a birthday greeting from the Philippines.

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Just beyond the eight-mile stretch of tight curves and just before reaching Gasquet, we stopped to enjoy a waterfall along Hwy 199.

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The Pacific Ocean from our third-floor balcony.

. . From our room looking to the left. .

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From our room looking to the right. .

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From our room looking down.

. After dinner and before the show, we returned to our room where Debra shared a bite of our left-over pizza with a hungry seagull.

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And the evening ended with a show.

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