KM = 295 
Had a bit of a lazy start this morning – after all we are on holidays!. Forgot to mention that Long Beach, WA is very pooch friendly – dogs everywhere – after all it is the site of the “Annual Doggie Olympics”. They even asked us if we had a dog when checking in, like it was almost a requirement even though we were obviously on a bike (although, we admit there are canine bikers). We even watched some people on a go cart track in carts with their dogs stuffed in their jackets.
Proceeded to Oregon via the Astoria bridge over the Columbia River, It has 3 sections: a regular bridge section, a water level section and a huge bowed section to allow large ships to pass.
We rode through various Oregon coastal communities including Seaside, Canon Beach, Pacific City, Tillamook and Newport, stopping to investigate as the whim took us. The only down side was the heavy Memorial Day traffic. Weather was mostly OK, with the occasional misting.
We stopped relatively early at Yachats, Oregon as the weather was closing in and our Memorial
Day traffic resistance meter was approaching “0”. We found a motel, with a fireplace in every room, on the ocean (check the view from our window) and are comfortably ensconced. There is a large blow hole in the rock right below our window that has been hammering away with the waves.
We decided to make the 11/2 mile walk to town for dinner and had our hearts set on Mexican after seeing the restaurant advertised only to discover it was closed for Memorial day so we did then next best thing and visited the grocery store for some frozen. Our room has a microwave and fridge as well as the fireplace. As we started our walk back it started to rain and has been since. We hope to get out on the rocks to do some exploring if it clears a bit this evening.
Had a bit of a lazy start this morning – after all we are on holidays!. Forgot to mention that Long Beach, WA is very pooch friendly – dogs everywhere – after all it is the site of the “Annual Doggie Olympics”. They even asked us if we had a dog when checking in, like it was almost a requirement even though we were obviously on a bike (although, we admit there are canine bikers). We even watched some people on a go cart track in carts with their dogs stuffed in their jackets.
Proceeded to Oregon via the Astoria bridge over the Columbia River, It has 3 sections: a regular bridge section, a water level section and a huge bowed section to allow large ships to pass.
We rode through various Oregon coastal communities including Seaside, Canon Beach, Pacific City, Tillamook and Newport, stopping to investigate as the whim took us. The only down side was the heavy Memorial Day traffic. Weather was mostly OK, with the occasional misting.
We stopped relatively early at Yachats, Oregon as the weather was closing in and our Memorial
Day traffic resistance meter was approaching “0”. We found a motel, with a fireplace in every room, on the ocean (check the view from our window) and are comfortably ensconced. There is a large blow hole in the rock right below our window that has been hammering away with the waves. We decided to make the 11/2 mile walk to town for dinner and had our hearts set on Mexican after seeing the restaurant advertised only to discover it was closed for Memorial day so we did then next best thing and visited the grocery store for some frozen. Our room has a microwave and fridge as well as the fireplace. As we started our walk back it started to rain and has been since. We hope to get out on the rocks to do some exploring if it clears a bit this evening.
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