Sitting in the woods beneath a black-streaked vinyl awning attached to a 1961 Airstream travel trailer with a couple aging hippies and three dogs was definitely not how I imagined spending my weekend away.
My visions of tooling up the coast, hair whipping in the summer wind, stopping for wine tasting and beach combing were dashed the minute we turned up that dusty, "seasonal--not-maintained-by-the-county", two-track road.
We were simply going to check on a future job site, chat for a few minutes and get back to enjoying our vacation in Northern Wine Country. We didn't intend on staying the whole afternoon, we didn't intend on sharing their vegetarian dinner and we certainly didn't intend on drinking home made beer around the campfire into the dark hours of the night. But that's exactly what happened.
The couple, who were actually an ex-couple but still "get together" regularly were very persistent about our staying. He was a cross between Santa Claus and Willie Nelson with his silver pony tail tucked inside itself and wrapped with multiple rubberbands. She was a thin, long haired thing with yellow, rubbery skin and carried a faint scent of sandalwood. She looked perpetually stoned, but they were the nicest, most generous and genuine people you'd ever care to meet.
We met them again for lunch the next day at a perfect little Micro Brewery called "Shorts" for cheese pizza and a couple Growlers (a 64oz jug filled with whichever home brew you choose) before we parted ways for the rest of the weekend.
More observations and events from my mini-vacation as time allows....
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9 comments:
Sounds like an interesting adventurious NNM. I'm looking forward to hearing more about it. Welcome back!
looking forward to hearing more too!
These are wonderful descriptions! Sounds like the beginning of a great novel, actually. Your gift is showing. :)
Wow, have I been missing some serious posting.
First off - sorry about your "Friend". Sounds like you won't be missing much.
Second off - LOVE the lobster bake!!! Now you have to come to Boston to not only have NE Lobster in NE - but also, to have it made Italian style! Simmered in a red sauce....absolutely, to die for. :)
I love these "interruptions" in life :) They tend to become more than they are . . .
sounds wonderfully interesting!
Looking forward to reading the rest!! :)
That sounds so nice. You gotta love meeting friendly, social people!
I love the style of this post.
... then what happened?
Go ahead. Make crap up. You're here to entertain us aren't you?
Sounds like FUN!! Ill be in N.MI and the UP in a month to visit my family and to pick up my 12 yo son who spends every summer up there. My absolute fav place on earth is Whitefish Point on Lake Superior, ever been? gorgeous. My school used to play against Bellaire (sports) I havent been there in ages, Ive heard its grown. You just gave me a reason to stop over there for a visit!
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