coast arrival

the woman i found to stay with on the coast met me in north bend, where she was working on the 13th. to arrive in time to meet her at 4:30 i had to hitch a ride. i tried in reedsport without a catch, but then when i tried again in winchester bay i caught a ride in a bubble-gum pink pickup! this couple were from eugene and part of my tribe i would say. they are acquainted with maitreya. when we got to north bend we all did a little shopping at the cooperative natural food store there, Coos Head. i've been so fortunate to have access to natural food stores all along my way.

my couchsurfing host, lynda cole, and i shared a nice meal including foods fresh from her garden and fresh tuna from the local fish market. that evening she showed me a couple places she likes to visit on the ocean near her home. it was nice to be in the presence of the ocean and we saw the harvest moon rise. huge salal berries were ripe along one trail and i saw the biggest native huckleberry plants! there were also mushrooms fruiting that i thought might be shrimp russula, but i wasn't sure.

during my stay with lynda i was able to help out in her garden, hang some herbs to dry, do some cooking, and share with this woman whom i relate strongly to spiritually. healing with sound is a big part of this period of my life, and i believe is an integral part of healing all humanity and the earth. lynda was another affirmation of this in my life. i'm so grateful for her sharing her songs with us.

at the coop i got a dozen eggs from a local producer that have some of the healthiest-looking yolks i've ever seen from a store shelf. i also got some grass-fed beef liver, which i think really did my body good. i'd been hoping to find some organ meat!

there is a genuine bucket-toilet at lynda's i used! this is my system of choice, but is rarely an option where i stay. there they compost it along with food waste and apply it to fruit trees and such. chickens are also part of the system here and they used to have goats. lynda is open to the idea of doing more food production and animal husbandry if she could get an intern or two. she's considering getting on the wwoofing scene.