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Hey guys just wanted to drop a line and let you know that all is well.  I have resisted starting a blog for a long time.  But it seems this is the best way for all of us to share our adventure with all of you.

Anyway the most impressing thing on my mind right now is the amount of free food the pacific north west (PNW) has to offer.  Honestly you really cannot go hungry here.  I mean check out the pic below.

Of course these also grow wild in the ditches of Oklahoma, but not this size or quantity.  These things are everywhere.  After running one night we picked berries that were growing right next to the track.  When we came home, Tammy whipped up an awesome cobbler.  Also, instead of finding pecan trees in the ditches, the PNW has apples.  There is an apple tree growing in the ditch on my route to work.  The apples are almost ready for picking.  I can see an apple pie in my future!

If fruits and berries are not your thing you could try some of these.

  I'm told these are lichen.  You can eat'em.  My source says they are pretty good eating if you can get them off the rocks.  They are pretty hard to pry off the rocks.  You can't see them in this pic but just to the left of the large rock were some muscles stuck to the small rocks on the shore line.  I've been told they are good eating and easy to prepare.  Just fire up the grill and throw them in.  As they begin to cook the shells will open.  Have some butter flavored with what ever seasoning you like and place it in the shell as they begin to open.  Let them cook for a little while longer, then eat'em up.  I'll let you know how they taste.

Well that's enough for tonight I'm pretty tired from running and shopping.  Tammy forced me to the outlet mall in Burlington.  By the way for those who care my times were:  100sec/400m, 104sec/400m, 97sec/400m, 95sec/400m, 85sec/400m, and 82sec/400m.  There are some marathons coming up in Oct and Nov. that I would like to run.  We'll see if I can get ready in time.