Oregon Coast

Sunday, March 17

Not much was happening today. We went in to Freddy’s so Fred and Barney could get their fishing licenses and then went out to Fort Clatsop (a reproduction of where the Lewis and Clark expedition spent the winter.) We have been out there several times, so this was just a quick stop for a stamp cancellation we did not have.

Barney went out to the river to wet his line a little, but no action.  The weather has been very good most of the time. We’ll get a shower once in a while, then sun and blue skies, and very little wind.

Once again we spent the evening playing dominoes and listening to 60s music. A great day.

Monday was another great day. While the guys went out to do a little fishing, Betty and Wilma found a web site talking about the river traffic.  There was a podcast, and we enjoyed listening to it. Learned some new stuff, and it was fun to hear about what ships were on the river today, and what they are carrying. It also included a weather forecast, and that was kind of ominous. By Tuesday afternoon we are to get a fast moving system come through with gale force winds, rain, and high seas. The campground is tucked down in behind some low hills and some trees, so we may not feel it too much.

Later we walked out to the fishing spot and hung around. There was still no fishing action, but it’s nice to be out there enjoying the view.

Tuesday morning there was still no sign of the weather system except for a few showers. We took off for Seaside and the outlet mall. Picked up a few things and hopped back in the Rubblemobile. Barney had a mission in mind, and we wound up at the Tillamook Cheese factory where we enjoyed watching the production line in action, sampled their wares, and had lunch in their café. It was late afternoon before heading back, and the rain had arrived, so we tucked in and read and relaxed when we got back. Sometime during the night the winds kicked in, and it rained and rained. Was quite a blustery night!

Wednesday was our day scheduled to find fish and chips in Astoria. We spent a little time at the ocean and river overlooks, but it was still quite blustery. Wilma walked down to the trash/recycle center and didn’t get wet, but just about as soon as she got back it came down again.  Then when we did get into Astoria, we had barely gotten back in the truck when it came down again, and was really black skies over Astoria, but across the bay it wasn’t near that bad. We stopped at a little park overlooking the river and watched a small girl throwing pieces of bread to the seagulls. She was in a pickup and leaning out the window. Several of the gulls were getting close to getting inside with her. It was fun to watch.

Twas another great day, and we hope you had one too.