Fish and Chips

Thursday, September 4. 

Barney and Betty were having some problems with the Rubblemobile battery light coming on so wanted to have it looked at.  They went in search of the local Ford dealer and were told that their service department was booked out to the middle of the month with appointments, but if they could leave it for a day they might be able to look at it.  Another mechanic in Warrenton was in the same situation.   Soooo, the local, friendly, neighborhood Rubblemobile angel decided to turn the light out and fix the problem, at least temporarily.  THANK YOU!

Out on the spit the wind was blowing pretty hard and the tide was running strong so Fred and Barney didn’t stay out very long. 

Parked along the beach access road, heading out

Back at camp we all jumped into the Rubblemobile and headed for Astoria for lunch at the Bowpicker Fish and Chips. We were in line before they opened for the day, but there were still a half dozen or so people in front of us. It is a really popular place, and it was as good as we remembered.  It is just a block off the main drag through town, so while there we watched a lot of entries for the Seaside car show cruise into town.

We stopped at the registration building several times trying to get spots in Fort Stevens State Park for the weekend, but they are completely full.  

We did find a bait shop where Fred and Barney could buy some herring and we again headed for the spit to check on the fishing.   It was still pretty crowded and blowing hard.   The local fire people were concerned enough that they had people out to make sure there were no campfires on the spit.   The grass is pretty dry out there.   The fireman said they expected the same kind of winds tomorrow.

Windy enough for this Kite boarder or whatever it is called

Back in the campground, we had a campfire tonight and had hotdogs and a few marshmallows.   Dogs and shmallows, camping doesn’t get much better.

Dinner out on the windy beach