What
a great day. Out early to Cape Disappointment and the L&C
Interpretive Center. On the way we stopped to visit North Head
Lighthouse. Anyone who has ever been in our kitchen could attest to
our long interest in lighthouses. They are always on beautiful,
isolated, dangerous seacoasts. We would live in one if we could. So
we visit and photograph them wherever possible.
I
never tire of hearing of the Lewis and Clark venture, with admiration
and envy that they had the opportunity. I would have joined them 300
years ago. My mother used to say I was born two hundred years too
late. I have always wanted to see what was on the other side of the
mountain. This trip is a testament to that.
I
have always wanted to see the Northwest coast of the USA and this
trip is measuring up nicely. It took us nearly six hours to drive
the 100 miles from Astoria (accent on the second to last syllable
even though it was named for John Jacob Astor). We stopped to have
lunch on the beach at Seaside. After a frugal lunch of Tillamook
cheese and crackers and apple, Lisa went to wade the surf and I did a
little tai chi. She said the water was numbingly cold. We stopped a
lot for some amazing photos of some amazing places. Haystack Rock
was maybe the highlight. This coast is as magnificent as I imagined
it would be.
We
stopped at the Tillamook Cheese factory and bought cheeses and ice
cream. I had read on line about the generous scoops of their first
rate ice cream and was not disappointed.
The
news here has been mostly about the shooting at Umpqua CC and we are
getting closer to Roseburg. The President will be in the area on
Friday. We will be out of the area by then.
We
are in Newport, OR, tonight. We watched the sunset from the beach
and then had a memorable meal of seafood at Local Ocean Seafood. I
can think of nothing which would have improved it (unless it was
free). I had the best crab cakes I ever ate and smoked king salmon
salad. Lisa had rockfish taco and a crab po'boy. Absolutely
excellent.
Tomorrow
will be a leisurely drive to Coos Bay to meet with Clark and Jessie
Bates and family.
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