A day in Florence

Yesterday was a fun day in Florence.  We took off from the campground crossing the Florence Oregon Bridge that was built in 1926 by Conde McCullough.  The bridge is celebrated for it's Art Deco arches and romanesque design. Gracefully reaching across the Siuslaw River, the bridge is 4 miles inland from the Pacific.  We had lunch in Old Town Florence right on the river at Traveler's Cove.  I had the crab caeser salad with beer bread, yum!

We walked off our lunch with a little shopping!  They have some great little shops.  Ted bought me a pretty and unique pair of earrings and neclace for my birthday, we found a couple of gifts for friends and enjoyed talking to the shop owners.  We ended up our shopping with coffee for me and a smoothie for Ted! 

One of Ted's high school classmates, Ben Hatheway and his wife Diana, live in Florence.  We gave them a call and they were available to meet us for dinner.  We had dinner at the Firehouse Restaurant in Old Town Florence.  We had a good dinner and then had a visit in their lovely home.  They have beautiful gardens both in their front and back yards.  Ben has a super duper communications center set up with ham gear and more.  Diana creates beautiful greeting cards in her lovely studio and sells them at two stores in Old Town.  Ben took us for a drive and showed us around town.  They are really enjoying retirement in Florence!

Spending time with old and new friends..."Ain't life Grand!"