Sunday, I got up and went to the Sunday Market in Astoria. I really wanted to have some of the Marionberry cinnamon rolls again. In the afternoon, we had an enjoyable time downstairs with Barbara and Fred (landlords and coworker). Another coworker. Teresa, joined us for dinner, a few drinks, and some good conversation. Today, Labor Day, I didn’t…
Saturday, we went to Cannon Beach to finish the other portion of the Tillamook Head Trail. It was probably about 3 miles round trip. The view of the lighthouse was just as beautiful as the first time we saw it. Land ho!! Haha. Scott checking out the lighthouse with the monocular. Afterwards, I used it to take a…
Today marked one week left in Seaside. After work, we met a few coworkers at the Relief Pitcher for a few drinks. It was a cool bar that we hadn’t been to before. There was outside seating which is always a plus and it was next to the helicopter pad so Scott was able to enjoy the helicopter taking off…
We were able to use our National Park Pass again. This time it got us into Fort Clatsop a Lewis and Clark National Historical Park. We did a small portion (3 miles) of one of the hiking trails and walked around the museum and fort replica. After the fort we went back and enjoyed the beautiful day on the beach…
Saturday was Hood to Coast Day. It was a day that Seaside locals had been warning us about since we got here. They told us that we should plan on leaving for the weekend or staying home for the weekend. We did neither. Haha. Hood to Coast is a 200 mile relay race that ends on the beach in Seaside.…
This was our next to last Friday evening here in Seaside. We met our friends Paula and Don at the winery for yet another fun evening of wine and laughter. We will miss them when we leave! On our bike ride home we went by the beach to check out the set up for the Hood to Coast festivities on…
I didn’t have to work today so we decided to give Saddle Mountain another go. The first time we attempted it after work one day and didn’t complete it due to being tired and hangry. The second time we made it to the trailhead only to find that the trail was closed due to a bridge being repaired. Third time’s…
Sunday we went whitewater rafting on the White Salmon River in Washington. And, by “we”, I mean myself with some friends from work! Scott went with me to the headquarters, just not rafting on the river. The trip that we chose consisted of class III and IV rapids and one of the tallest commercially rafted waterfalls (12 foot). The water…
Saturday, we had the pleasure of attending two parties. We started the day partying with our landlords for Fred’s 70th birthday. We had a lot of fun hanging out and chatting with some cool people. There was plenty of delicious food to eat, awesome margaritas, and live music! The best part was that it was in the backyard so we…
Today, since I didn’t have to work, we drove down to hike Drift Creek Falls trail. We took 101 south to get there. It was so very foggy the whole way. In some places you couldn’t even the ocean. Part of the road leading up to the trailhead was gravel. I held my breath the whole time since our last…