September 25^th – Today we move just a little farther down the Oregon coast to Rockaway Beach. But first we hit the beach for our walk and found that yesterday’s high tide and pounding surf along with over 3 inches of rain made changes in the sand. It was much firmer a long way from the water, and lots of jellyfish we had not seen here before. One last morning for Pickleball until we find another court. Several very close matches made a fun morning. We got here and setup camp in-between rain showers but decided not to go touring in the rain. Rain off and on all night but only 7 tenths in the gauge.

 

September 24^th – Back to the walk on the beach and Pickleball, but we did have to squeegee the puddles off first. After lunch we did some shopping to restock before tomorrow’s move. We went out for Mexican with friends.

 

September 23^rd – Well, this is unusual. A rainy morning and no walk on the beach (or anywhere else) and no Pickleball. We did a few things around here and said goodbye to friends. By 10 it was just cloudy so we decided to finish our chores have a quick lunch and head out to finish Fort Clatsop.

We also stopped to see the Salt Works in Seaside where they boiled ocean water to get salt foe seasoning their food.

Fort Clatsop still flies the 15 Star U S Flag from Thomas Jefferson's presidency since he was the force behind the Lewis & Clark expedition. It started with a light rain on the way home about 4 and hasn’t stopped 2 inches in the gauge by 10 on top of the ¾ overnight. Had friends over to play cards (Jay & Sandy)

 

September 22^nd – Another walk on the beach, then clean the dog and have coffee before Pickleball. Last time with some of the friends from the cruise group because they leave tomorrow. After a little lunch we headed to some of the Lewis & Clark sites near here. Dismal Nitch, Cape Disappointment (two lighthouses here)  – I think their time here was not as enjoyable as ours.

 

September 21^st – No walk this morning. We headed to church and right on to Astoria. We toured the Maritime Museum, took the Trolley tour, and  we did not eat at the famous Bowpicker (a fish & Chips place in a boat) because the line was a block long most of the day. We climbed the Column (164 winding stairs to a 360 degree platform at the highest point in the city with a great view of the city and the coastline. Then we hiked a mile or so to the Cathedral tree – a huge tree that is hollow at the base.

 

We walked the multi-use trail out to the city docks to see the seals that think they were put in for their sunbathing and boy are they noisy! All that barking they do would be really annoying if you lived close by. Lexi even thought she should bark back a couple times. Their Farmers Market covered three blocks and had a lot of fruit and vegetables along with a food court and lots of craft items.