Dory Days 2008

This weekend is Dory Days in Pacific City Oregon, my home town.  Today is the parade that travels through the town.  In years past, I had to stay home during the parade.  Mike and Laura, with their friends the Inkens, have entered the Inkens' dory in the parade.  After years of second places in the float contest, last year was no holds barred.  Derek Inkens, the dory's captain and Mike decided to do a wrap on the boat.  The theme was "Salt Water Salute," so Derek wanted an American flag down the side of the boat.  He took some pictures and Mike designed a flag like graphic to fit the lines of the boat.  Well, it worked.  We won the contest.  So that leads us to this year.

I get to go to the parade!  After hearing about this years theme, "49 years and still a float," we all decided to take the year off.  Lame theme and a little burn out.  I'm so happy I get to go.  Because as we all know, dogs love trucks, Mike parked his truck on the parade route last night.  We are all going to sit in the back of the truck in lawn chairs, Deluxe White Trash Style.

The truck is parked in front of Twist Wine Company.  Our friends and neighbors, Sean and Chenin Carlton, opened this tasting room for their winery and 3 labels: Basket Case, Shy Wines and Reversal.  Visit them in store or online.  I'll have more on them later, a great place to hang out.  So we will be in the tasting room before and after the parade, Sean may need some help.  At least we will have the girls over for a play date today, again more on that later.

So Shriner's, Dory's, clown's lookout, here we come.