Friends, fence boards, yarn bombs, and the coast

Hello!  I am extremely happy to report that I am writing from the comfort of my living room.  Whoot! Whoot!  It was a rough start, the satellite Internet was installed on Friday and we were only able to access unsecured sites.  That meant no ravelry, gmail, blogger, or facebook.  By yesterday afternoon it was all sorted out.  The highlight of the day for me was getting the printer hooked up AND working.

The last two weeks have been awesome.  We had dear friends out here visiting from Indiana.  Our house was their base as they went out and explored the wonderful state of Oregon.  They are avid snowboarders.  While here, they were able to enjoy three mountains and five days of snowboarding.

The day our friends arrived, we had two cords of fire wood delivered.  It was Fletcher's dream come true: a mountain of wood (and in his mind all his).  Here he is eating as much of the little bits as he could.

That evening we went to our favorite local eatery, The Axe and Fiddle.  Pictured here is a pint of Laurelwood's Organic Free Range Red.  Yummy!

I spent the rest of that week doing fence repairs (and knitting, of course).  Fletcher worked his way down the fence line busting through fence boards.  It is definitely time to replace this section of fencing.

After a long day of breaking out and playing chase (me chasing him), Fletcher was exhausted and passed out right after his dinner.  Silly boy.

While our friends were here, we went with them to the coast to our favorite spot.  Yachats (YAH-hots), the gem of the Oregon Coast.  We arrive mid afternoon and spent a couple hours playing on the lava rocks near Thor's Well.

 Before heading to our rental, we went to the top of Cape Perpetua and enjoyed a few tasty beers while watching the sun set over the ocean.

The next day was wet, overcast and cold but that did not keep us down or put a damper on our spirits!  

 On our walk up the beach to eat breakfast, I spotted two of MY yarn bombs from July 2011!  They are a bit shabby looking now.  Seeing them again has inspired me to make more.  I started one last summer but never got around to finishing it.  Watch out 2013.  Prepare to be yarn bombed.

Here they are in their original state of glory:

 

While we were eating breakfast, Erin spotted some sea lions and seals.  Since we were still a bit wet from our walk, we decided to head upstairs to the restaurant's lounge loft.  We proceeded to spend the next couple of hours drying out our boots; enjoying drafts of Mirror Pond and watching the progression of the sea lions and seals.

The rest of the afternoon was spent agate hunting!

Erin found an amazing mussel and returned it to the ocean.

Our last day out at the coast was the exact opposite of the day before.  Dry, sunny and warm!  We went back to Cape Perpetua and once again spent the majority of the morning out playing on the lava rocks in between the tide pools.

We were able to get much closer to Thor's Well.

Because I took so many photos, here are a few more of my favorites:

 

How was your week?