Astoria 1 June 2024

Yummy breakfast of Scorcher asiago bread, butter, and cranberry jams from Misty Meadows in Bandon. Cloudy view up river, but neither windy nor cold. Quiet day ahead; might not hear much from us.

“Human rights can only be assured among a virtuous people. The general government ... can never be in danger of degenerating into a monarchy, an oligarchy, an aristocracy, or any other despotic or oppressive form, so long as there shall remain any virtue in the body of the people.”

“Public virtue cannot exist in a nation without private virtue, and public virtue is the only foundation of republics.”

“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.”

Lunch prepared here using ingredients from Gaetano's Market & Deli downtown: linguine, Bolognese, and slivers of guaciale. Plus black currant cider from our favorite Washington cider maker, Finn River. Oh yum.

As promised, quiet day. Just now, as the light begins to fade at 8:30, two big vehicle carriers float by.

Green Wave bound for Port of Richmond, California