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   GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:28 JST GentleMan Gef

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   I found a Classical station on the frequency modulation machine. Perfect soundtrack for sitting by the river #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:29 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Breakfast beer!

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:30 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Got a day fire started even though it is almost 60F

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:31 JST GentleMan Gef

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     People on the dock are pulling up pots now too, I see crabs!

     I’m just going to go to the cook shack for my crab needs

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:32 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Kayak man is towing a large inner tube with a big crab pot on it

     Plop, there it goes, into the drink!

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:33 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Kayaks!

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:34 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Kingfisher!

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:35 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Coots!

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:36 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Bufflehead!

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:37 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Merganzer!

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:38 JST GentleMan Gef

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     I’m up! It was a long night talking to you animals

     Each of those posts equals about two cocktails so I’m glad I’m not driving anywhere today

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:39 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Tonight’s episode of #CampingWithJeff is singing off air at 01:48

     Stay tuned for further hijinks

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:40 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Now that it is 1 am, I wish I had some loud fireworks

     Just to show the locals who’s boss
     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:41 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Now that I have WiFi I feel the urge to watch TV, but it’s just like smoking, once you quit for a week you are part way there

     But

     But

     But

     Star Trek is RIGHT THERE!

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:42 JST GentleMan Gef

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     How I felt taking that selfie

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:43 JST GentleMan Gef

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     The friends I just visited gave me a gift box with premium snacks, a bottle of wine (just finished) and this stocking cap with a built in rechargeable headlamp

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:44 JST GentleMan Gef

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     I got the tripod out now that the rain left

     First shot is to the east where the the sky is partially clear

     The second shot is to the west where the cloud cover shows light pollution from there

     Not that bright to my eyes but the camera never lies

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:45 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Here is the website for the marina/park now that I figured out how to log in to their WiFi!

     It’s crabs, all the way down!

     https://kellysbrightonmarina.com/

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:46 JST GentleMan Gef

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     The wind and rain have eased up

     I still have the door open

     52F outside and 62 inside with the electric heater going

     A sweater and a stocking cap is all you need to weather the storm

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:47 JST GentleMan Gef

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     I haven’t used the camper since summer

     I left everything in a jumble then. While taking inventory and organizing I found some freaky fungus I was gifted at a party

     About 3/4 gram. I don’t like going full trip dose these days, but a slow roll munching a few caps throughout the day can lead to new insights

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:48 JST GentleMan Gef

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     The store has a crab shack out back with outdoor seafood cooking and seating

     The host mentioned crab and oysters, might be some clams and fish too

     I didn’t go back there today but chances are all three meals of the day may be shack related

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:49 JST GentleMan Gef

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     I enjoyed watching the river for a few hours today and I plan on doing it all day tomorrow too

     I have no particular place to be until Christmas so why not

     Great bird watching!

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:50 JST GentleMan Gef

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     I finally thought to search for WiFi.

     The park has no password unsecured connection. I’m getting 4/5 bars and pictures are back on the menu!

     An overview of the empty lot and marina.

     Very near the mouth of the Nehalem river

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:51 JST GentleMan Gef

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     I only recently got my totes of CDs out of storage and still in jewel cases

     I need to find a couple of those binders with sleeves for my collection

     We bought a lot up until about 2000

     Probably 400 at home and 200 DVDs

     No TV installed in the camper yet but a small disc player and I have room for a mid 20s inch TV would work

     I have my Chromebook when WiFi is available

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:52 JST GentleMan Gef

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     I’m the only one here

     No campers no employees and no houses within 1000 ft

     I wish I had a loud stereo!

     I only have a small cd boombox with 4 inch speakers and the little telescoping antenna

     I have about 100 CDs when no radio is available

     I need new Bluetooth speakers to listen to music from my phone

     Often when camping streaming is not an option but saved music from phone to speakers works

     Currently listening to 93.3 “The Rock” rocking Seaside and Astoria signal 4/5

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:53 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Sideways rain, whitecaps, winds up to 30mph from the south

     My back door is pointing west so I’ve kept it open since it’s not blowing right into the camper

     Also have the electric heater going

     The whole truck bounces around!

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:55 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Also: Herons, Cormorants, a few types of gulls, Bald Eagles and probably a few others I don’t remember

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:56 JST GentleMan Gef

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     We’ve got Grebes!

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:57 JST GentleMan Gef

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     We’ve got seals!

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:58 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Drove south for a few hours and found a spot at a private marina

     The waves are lapping against a small sea wall 15 ft out my door

     Their store has a crab shack out back cooking until 4

     https://maps.apple.com/?ll=45.668753,-123.924990&q=Kelly%E2%80%99s%20Brighton%20Marina&t=m

     Not enough signal for pictures right now though

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:28:59 JST GentleMan Gef

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     I tended the fire down to the last smolders

     The electric heat has been on for about an hour, time to go inside

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:29:00 JST GentleMan Gef

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     The power just came on

     That means I can use my small electric heater instead of burning propane

     Fire is almost out too!

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:29:01 JST GentleMan Gef

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     The friends I stayed with in Olympia not only fed me well but I got to watch them decorate the tree and we put Yule Kitties on the TV

     Cats and carols

     They sent me off with a gift bundle including wine, premium snacks and most fortuitous a stocking cap with a built in rechargeable head lamp

     I can’t find any of my headlamps plus it keeps my ears warm!

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:29:02 JST GentleMan Gef

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     And the roar of the surf less than a kilometer away

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:29:03 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Frogs

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:29:04 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Yesterday was gale force winds here in Astoria Or, I almost didn’t come this way today

     Morning report showed chance of rain but no high wind advisory

     Was dry and sunny all day

     The Columbia River was flat and no wind on that giant bridge

     Now at 1020 51F and I can see stars through some holes in the clouds

     #CampingWithJeff

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:29:05 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Each bundle of wood came with about ten pieces of kindling

     I set them aside and used charcoal briquettes and fluid to start the big pieces on fire

     Now that the big pieces are mostly gone the kindling is working well to give me another 20-30 minutes

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:29:06 JST GentleMan Gef

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     I bought two bundles of campfire wood on the way down and lit it at 5pm just after dark

     About 20 minutes left at 930

     I’d burn more if I had it, I don’t have to get up early tomorrow

     I can hear coyotes yipping in the forest

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:29:07 JST GentleMan Gef

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     I am at a state park, and that’s where I usually stay

     Private parks can be nice but usually more than the $30-40 USD at the state ones with hookups

     The nicest ones won’t allow my 25 yo rig

     Saw one private one today that caught my fancy

     In the middle of nowhere and it had a pub that was open

     Too early in the day for this trip, I still had daylight and miles to go

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:29:08 JST GentleMan Gef

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     Made it from Olympia Wa to Astoria Or via hwy 101

     Got to the campground right at dark and paid for a power water hookup site

     Power is out throughout the campground due to the big wind storm last night

     The camper is self contained and everything that needs to be full is full and everything that needs to be empty is empty

     Dry out so enjoying my first campfire of the trip

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     GentleMan Gef (secularjeffrey@ohai.social)'s status on Sunday, 22-Dec-2024 17:29:09 JST GentleMan Gef

     Still staying in the camper. Spent the last two nights in Olympia Wa visiting friends and getting my IRA/401K stuff cashed out.

     I hate driving on the freeway especially in the rain.

     I’m going over to the coast and take 101 down to Lincoln City before heading east to Salem from there.

     I’ll find a place to camp about 1/2 way and split the drive in two