Today after work we went to the column in Astoria. We climbed to the top again. This time there were a lot more people than the last time we were there. Afterwards, we went to Buoy in Astoria to enjoy a glass of their seasonal sour. It was so much fun to sit at the bar and to look right…
At the zoo on Tuesday’s they have a reduced ticket price (but still free for members) and they have live music, games, food trucks, and beer trucks. We went this week to see what it’s all about. We had a really good time. I was pleasantly surprised that the beer trucks were offering unlimited free samples!! We were able to…
Today we got out early to check out the tide pool a during low tide. The tide was unusually low this weekend. It’s amazing how much beach there is during low tide. We didn’t see any starfish this time but we did see lots of anemones and some hermit crabs. It was pretty cool that you could see the paths…
We hiked part of the trail up to Saddle Mountain after work today. We did not hike the entire trail because we did not want to feel rushed to finish before we ran out of daylight and because we were hungry (that was probably the bigger reason). The entire trail rises about 1600 feet in elevation so it’s a pretty…
We spent 4th of July hanging around town. Seaside had several activities going on throughout the day. We started the day by walking downtown to watch the parade. The weather channel said that the high for the day was going to be 70 so we dressed accordingly. However, it never got to 70! I’m not sure it was much above…
We went for a bike ride into town tonight to get some gelato. I love seeing all of the 4th of July decorations that people are starting to put out. We walked up to the turnaround with our gelato to watch the sunset. When we got to the turnaround we saw our neighbor from the last place we were in.…
An unscheduled day off from work allowed for an impromptu trip to the rocks on the cove to look for tide pools. Walking on those rocks is not the easiest thing to do and you have to be careful around the barnacles because they are sharp! A friend told me that she used to go there as a child and…
Today we took advantage of a low census day at work and traveled to Hood River. Our first stop was on my list of must sees in Oregon, Multnomah Falls. Part of this trail is still closed due to a huge fire the area suffered last year. As a matter of fact, a couple of the hikes on my list…
After visiting the aviation and space museum we met our friends Paula and Don at the Naked Winery McMinnville location. They were in the area to start their vacation/anniversary trip. This was the only Naked Winery in Oregon that they had not been to. Of course it was lunch time by the time we met up, and we know what…
Friday evening we met some friends for happy hour at Twisted Fish then headed to the winery for another paint night. Scott and I walked as usual. However, this was our first time walking downtown from our new place. Let’s just say that we may have “slightly “ underestimated how much farther we are from downtown than we used to…