Oregon vacation

[vmac3205]

And as my friend, Mr Lion should have mentioned (bad Lion) there is the unmatchable Kilt and Thistle in his fair city of Salem.

[TheKiltedCoder]

And as my friend, Mr Lion should have mentioned (bad Lion) there is the unmatchable Kilt and Thistle in his fair city of Salem.

Hi, All,

Part 2:

After tooling back and forth for a bit, we've ended out in Ashland to watch some very good Shakespere. Yesterday, we ended out going to the big 4th of July parade here in town, and just barely missed the opportunity to say "Hi" to an older gent wearing what appeared to be a UK. We watched the parade (which included the local pipers), and toddled off to see the sights.

Several of the locals, seeing me in my NightStalker, assumed that I had to be associated with the pipers from the parade, and I was complimented on how well we sounded. Seeing no point in arguing, I just politely thanked and went on my way. After having seen several of the booths that had been set up, the daughter (2 1/2 years old) started thinking nap thoughts, and, as we started heading back to the motel, I came across a batch of the aforementioned pipers, hanging out at one of the outdoor tables for a local restaurant. We chatted for a few, and I admitted that I'd started taking piping lessons, at which point I was drafted, and pipers were sent out to make arrangements for local lodging and professional positions for my wife and me. It took a few to talk them down: it seems they have a hard time filling their ranks.

I've been GREATLY amused that, contrary to my experience back home (in Chi-town), the vast majority of compliments I've been getting in Oregon have been from guys. The girls may look, but the guys have been the ones coming up and saying "Nice kilt!". The jerk-to-decent-guy ration has even been very favorably skewed (I've only had one jerk so far: some individual who was drunk and began blathering about the location of my pipes when he saw me).

As soon as I get a chance to get the pictures sorted, I'll get some up for all to see. Unfortunately, I didn't get any from the beach: I'm the photographer in the family, and am usually the guy BEHIND the camera, not in front (as you all will see with regard to the highly natural poses I take when in front of the camera).

Probably one more post to wrap things up either Monday night or Tuesday (and, of course, the pics).

[TheKiltedCoder]

And as my friend, Mr Lion should have mentioned (bad Lion) there is the unmatchable Kilt and Thistle in his fair city of Salem.

And I forgot to mention the reason that I quoted this: I'd been pointed to this shop by the proprietor of the Irish store mentioned in my first post. As we were already planning a stop in Salem, they're on the list of places to visit.