Getting Mail On The Road .....

I never realized it was such a problem to get mail on the road.  Not that it's actually been a problem, but more of a nuisance!!  My permanent address is at a UPS store so I don't have to worry about someone stealing my mail or paying someone to pick it up at my house.  That part has worked out well ... except when I'm home, I have to make the 5 mile trip at least once a week.

Being on the road is another story.  My escrow papers had to be sent by UPS for tracking purposes, and since I couldn't find a store here in Seaside, I had them mailed to Warrenton, a 20 minute trip down the road.  I was looking at another 20 minute trip ... and time out from my "busy" schedule of kite flying, to get the papers returned.

I looked for a drop box in Seaside, but finding none, headed to the Pendleton Outlet Store ... and what should I find directly across the street in the alley, but a UPS store.  Tiny, but a UPS store nonetheless.  YAY!!!  Not only did I get the papers sent off, but I can have my mail delivered to them, all of four blocks from where I'm staying!!

I imagine over time, I will know where every UPS store is along the coast, as well as the best places to eat and where to get fuel.  Now if I can just remember them all!!!!

Once that was accomplished, I hung up my $50 shirt that I paid $16 for, worked on the loom and played with the puppies.  Finally at 2:30 I headed to the beach with Nick and Terry for another Revolution kite flying lesson.  I need LOTS of them!!!

I definitely think it would help if we had a little more wind because even my super ultra light kite kept falling out of the sky.  There's supposed to be a storm coming in during the next couple of days ... not that I want to be out there with a kite when there's lightning around ... but maybe that will shake things up a little!!

After a couple hours, I was pretty tired since I had walked the 400 yards to the beach in very deep sand TWICE when I dropped my kite handle and didn't realize it.  I was almost too tired for the GREAT barbecued chicken Dan cooked!!

Me thinks today will be a rest day in preparation for expected winds of OVER 10 mph because 5 mph just isn't cutting it!!!