We've met such amazing people along our journey from sea to shining sea,
...just sayin', though.. ... Bandon, Oregon, is right at the tippy top, for warmth & hospitality.
We started our Thanksgiving Day in Yachats, Oregon, with thankfulness ~~ sitting around Maxine's table ~~~ & not really having a "plan" for Thanksgiving Dinner, as we were going to be traveling.
We sorta thought we might eat like the Pilgrims did.... a lot of very fresh seafood. (Kai must have heard us talking about the seafood plan). We were open to eat "out" or "in". I think we were all LEANING towards "out". However, restaurants were slim pickins. I was secretly hoping someone would invite us pilgrims in for turkey dinner and all the trimmings.
We arrived in Bandon, walked and romped on the gorgeous beach. Drove through town, a town that was very quiet & very closed on Thanksgiving Day. We pulled into Bandon By the Sea RV Park. It was 3:45. Keith and I went into the office/gathering place to register. When we opened the door......we were greeted by the aroma of freshly roasted turkey, and all the fixen's, and some of the friendliest people on earth.
Shirley, the owner of the park, asked us to join them for their annual Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner, "Only day of the year you get a campsite AND dinner. Dinner starts at 4:00....we have plenty, come join us!"
We parked. Got Maxine set up for the night. And then, we all walked down to dinner. (Well, Kai road her bike.) We told Kai we were going to have turkey with new friends. She yelled, "TURKEY?WE GET TO EAT TURKEY? NOT SALMON!! YEAH FOR TURKEY!"
Thank you Bandon friends for sharing with us. It was one of the most memorable & yummy Thanksgiving dinners ever! You blessed our socks off and filled our hearts and tummies.
God Bless you all.
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