I walked across the street to have lunch at Seaside Brewing.
I had a green salad, cup of clam chowder with oyster crackers and three
samplers of their beer: Vanilla Cream (my favorite), Marionberry Hefe and
IPA. Great ambiance. Mighty tasty food. I wandered west down Broadway.
I bought a book at
Rust & Dust Vintage called "Duel in the Sun" by Niven Busch c.
1944 for $3.00. It was made into a 1946 Western
film starring Gregory Peck, Jennifer Jones, and Joseph Cotten.
I bought a cup of Marionberry icecream. A single scoop but very large. I sat on the black and white cow bench at the
front of the store and people watched. I saw a woman walk by carrying a young hysterical girl.
I continued walking west on Broadway. I briefly watched the bumper cars. Great fun.
I walked to the turnaround to watch the ocean. It would have been lovely except for the
family drama taking place at the end of the bench. About 20 minutes after I sat down the woman with the young hysterical girl showed up. What are the odds. Hundreds and hundreds of people were at Seaside and I get the one bench with the young hysterical girl. Family made a fuss over her. I wandered off shortly to look at the colorful front yard flower gardens and return to the vans.
Marshall Center Senior Group left at 3:00pm,
returning to Vancouver via Astoria and the Longview Bridge. Great trip!
