Friday, September 27, 2019

Tunes in the Dunes 2019 - Part I

It’s off to the Oregon Coast and one of our very favorite ukulele weekends of the year!  This year we go a little early to help collect instructors at the Portland airport and take them to the coast.  With that mission accomplished, we have most of Thursday free to get off to the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, OR.



Nancy and Bruce have brought food from San Juan Island farms and the kitchen at Melany and Duncan’s is filled with incredible smells!






....And incredible beauty!



The Salmon River is just down the road, but there is a beautiful view of it from the front deck.  We cross this river when going into Camp Westwind, the home for “Tunes in the Dunes” each year.



Since camp doesn’t begin until Friday, we are on our way to the Oregon Coast Aquarium Thursday morning.



We stop along the coast road to check out the grey whales feeding near the shoreline.  We are so lucky with such outstanding weather!



I guess we’ve always wondered how we measure up to the wing span of a GBH!





Right now, Duncan has his fish art prints displayed at the aquarium.  Visiting with him as our guide, we have a print by print “tour” with all the interesting insights of the artist!



First we make a plan for our visit so we make sure we see the latest exhibits...oh, and yes, the sea otters!

Sea jellies!






Surely these cool observation spots were not meant only for children!











We count ourselves as lucky to join Duncan as he explains his work.





Of course we have to goof around just a wee bit!



Grabbing lunch in Newport by the fish boat dock means really fresh and great ahi tuna salad!



This day is a perfect “10” as it’s full of good friends, new experiences, awesome food and blue skis, nothing but blue skies....



Tomorrow...across the River we go...to Tunes 2019!

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