Thursday, June 30, 2022

Portland, UUA GA, and Finally Canada

Fri - Tues, June 24 - 27, 2022 Portland, OR

We came to Portland so I could attend the Unitarian Universalist Association's annual General Assembly. The West Hills Fellowship was kind enough to let us camp in the parking lot of their beautiful grounds. At Matthew's urging I approached a woman who walked into the parking lot and asked if she was going to GA and could I get a ride.  She introduced me to her ride and my transportation for the weekend was set. I lucked out with Cass and Merridy, they were lovely companions! 

Hops

Mt. Hood

West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship


The birds singing us awake in the morning


This first UUA GA since COVID had about half the in-person attendees and sessions were hybrid live stream/in-person, but I still enjoyed myself.


And joy of joys, I got to spend time with Kelly Wilson with a bonus of seeing her daughter Stephanie. Kelly and I can't get together for lunch in Kansas City but we can visit in Portland, OR 😆

While I did GA Matthew went for a long hike at Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge.




We spent Monday dealing with battery issues, fixed by a generous young vanlifer,  Then the AC seemed to blow so we spent the night outside the Ford dealership. Luckily it was a quick, but not cheap, then had a front end alignment, done to fix a high speed wobble. After a visit with Kendyl, who's in the hospital after having a stroke at GA, we finally headed north. Spent the night in a rest area outside of Abbotsford, BC.



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