At the end of last September, I had spinal fusion surgery. I have tried to be mobile but the recovery takes time. Last week a long awaited remodel of the few untouched rooms in our house was completed and my wife strongly suggested it was time for a drive. Over the last months, there has been a lot of posting on photography forums and very little actual photography. A day trip to the beach presented itself as a perfect opportunity. I put a fresh battery in the Reveni, packed a picnic lunch, grabbed the M4 and a spare roll of film and it was off to Lincoln City. In the best of times, the Oregon coast is spectacular. Bright blue skies over a roiling green Pacific, spattered with puffy clouds and the remains of a Cascadian mega quake from the early 1700s jutting out of the sand. This was not one of those days. Gray sky meets gray ocean looking like natures giant gray card. Not unexpected but something I’m used to. We headed south on 101 till we reached Boiler Bay State Park. Al favorite spot to stop for lunch and watch the waves crash against the rocks of the bay from a vantage point about two hundred feet above the shore. Showers had been predicted but held off until we were seated and just begin lunch. Not heavy enough for us to pull up stakes, just enough to dampen everything. The showers stopped at the same time we were packing the remainder of our meal and heading for the car. To get to the photography part of this post, my M4 has had film in it for months. It could have been TMax 400 or Double X or even Tri-X. The reminder on the camera pointed to an ISO of 320 leading me to conclude it was a faster film. I had added a light yellow filter and dialed the meter to read for 200. A few photos at Boiler Bay and back in the car to head home. There is a little antique mall at the south end of Lincoln City that is graced with a rotting caboose creating a good opportunity for texture photos. While my wife when’s to look for treasures, I started on what was sure to be a 24 exposure roll of TMax 400. By the time the counter hit 28 it was beginning to occur to me, this may be a different film. Got to 37, rewound it and to my surprise, TMax 100. Ok, I can fix this in development and it’s not the end of the world. Dug out the bulk loaded roll I brought with me. I alway label the cassettes, except for this one. Eventually, I looked at the sprocket holes and figured it must be Double X. Guess I’ll find out tomorrow. By the way, it was still a great day.