Saturday we went to our friend’s Paula and Don’s for a cookout, fun, and of course wine! We had lots of good food! I even tried something new!! It was quinoa and it wasn’t bad. I kinda thought it looked like fish eggs though. Haha. The weather was beautiful and we were able to play outside for a while.…
On Friday, since Carolynn did not have to work, we tried to figure out things to do on short notice. She had been wanting to take a ride in a biplane that she had seen flying overhead, and so that is what we did. Jim’s Biplane Rides is a one-guy show in Seaside. He does this for fun, and not…
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…