Doug and I took the boat to Newport to do some crabbing in the bay. We arrived before sunrise, launched the boat and put out the crab traps. After a couple hours of cold windy and generally miserable weather, we called it a day with one crab. Usually I would have tossed the little beggar back, but I was bringing something home.
Doug left for Albany and I took the boat back to Lincoln City before it started to rain. I beat the RAIN by a few minutes. I knew the weather was not going to get better, so I decided to head home after a short nap. I left (3:00ish) for a cup of Starbucks best and headed toward Portland. It is raining and I am watching the temperature gauge start slow decline, then little bitty flakes of snow, then bigger flakes and then lots of them. The traffic finally grinds (actually slides) to halt. Finally we find out that a SURPRISE snow storm slipped pass our weather people. NEWS FLASH Traffic is at a standstill for two hours with multiple wrecks.
Back to Lincoln City. About 5:30, I figure the wrecks are cleared and the snow stopped. Off again with a full tank of gas and about 10 miles from 101 traffic is meeting the snow. I drop to 4 wheel HI with my new all weather traction tires and get in line behind a pick-up (I am car the 8th in line) with apparently no traction devices and takes no opportunity to let any of us pass for the next 15 plus miles and we cruised between 15 and 25 MPH for a while.
I finally arrived home, to Nancy's relief, at 11:30 PM for what is usually two hour drive. I downed a large dose of medicinal scotch and headed for bed. Weather Surprise
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