COFFEE

Recently I joined my daughter and her family at a vacation rental house near Waldport on the Oregon coast for a few days.  In my hurry to pack, I forgot to bring any coffee.  When I arrived at the rental house and started unpacking I realized I forgot the coffee.   We proceeded to search the kitchen cupboards for coffee.  We found a coffee maker and a coffee bean grinder, but no coffee.   Panic started to set in thinking of no morning coffee.  How would I ever make it through the day?   The only alternative was to drive into Waldport or stop at a nearby small convenience store thinking they might have canned coffee.   Inside the store were aisles of beer, soda pop and the usual stuff you find in a mom and pop's store.    Finally, I located some Folgers coffee containers, but next to them was small bags of whole bean coffee sold under the label, Elk City Coffee Company for $10.  With no hesitation I took one making sure it was not decaf.    The next morning while it was brewing in the coffee maker, the aroma brought a sense of hope to this old man and it tasted just as good as it smelled.  It maybe the best coffee I have ever had and worth the $10.  Not sure where Elk City, Oregon is, but it might be my next vacation destination.