Summer Kite Festival
Lincoln City, Oregon  June 25 & 26
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Perfect wind, comfortable temperatures, brilliant blue sky, good friends, great kites, and fantastic kite fliers. Yep, all that and more was present during the Lincoln City Summer Kite Festival. Saturday was the dream come true day with Sunday being a little becalmed but a great time was had by everyone. It was great seeing Sam Huston and Barry Poulter again. With so many fliers in attendance, Brian and I stayed on the Sea Gypsy side of the river and put up as many kites as we could. I even had two trains up at the same time...a rarity indeed. David Willis made the weekend all the sweeter for me by showing up and flying for awhile. Brian purchased a 90 foot spinsock off my beach making it such a perfect memory. Saturday evening a group of us chartered a boat out of Newport to do some whale watching. Alas, there were no whales but we had a grand time anyway. Thanks Susan for organizing the boat ride for us. I played in Lincoln City for a couple days after the festival exploring the beach north of Cascade Head, leaving a little change at the casino, and recalling how happy my mother was walking the beach. I do miss that lady. Thanks Lincoln City for a great time and hope to see you next year. Click here for photos.