Saturday, August 19, 2017 Can't visit today

Today we tried 3 times to go to the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center - no place to park. We stopped at NorthHead Lighthouse and took pictures. It is being repaired - so you can't visit it--but it was a great place to take pictures and admire the view. The sun was out so the pictures look much better! It amazes us that there are trees/forest right next to the coast.

There are two lighthouses on the Cape (the mouth of the Columbia River) because it was such a dangerous area. Many lost their lives at the mouth of the Columbia River. Next up some lunch. We went to Serious Pizza and had a pizza! It was wood-fired (which I like) and we had enough to take home for lunch the next day. The guy who waited on us was nice and checked on us to see how we liked the pizza. We drove to the north end of the Peninsula and took the dogs on a hike at Leadbetter Point State Park. The dogs love these outings. I didn't take any pictures here. We also stopped by the beach, but it was too crowded to get the dogs out. By the way - you are allowed to drive on this beach. Every time we go to the beach - someone is out there driving around - and it's legal!

Friday, August 18, 2017 The Beach, Lighthouses, Boat Dock

Today has been a great day. We got up and watched a little TV then walked the dogs to the beach from our Campground.

We hung out at the beach about and hour and let the dogs frolic. I waded in the Pacific Ocean and we just enjoyed the waves, the sounds and the sights.

The dogs kept us quite entertained also. Zoey loves to chase waves and dig in the sand! Buster likes to run near the ocean! We are daft over our dogs!

Then we returned to the RV. We hung out there and then went on a drive to Cape Disappointment State Park. We saw the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse, the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, which we will tour before we leave. Then we drove to the boat dock and parked and watched the boats go by - - so interesting.

We stopped at the North Head lighthouse and walked the dogs on a trail. Next we stopped at the Beard's Hollow Overlook and took some pictures.

Naps were in order next. Steve and I left the dogs at the RV and went for a ride- looking for a place to eat out. We were going to eat at the Lost Roo - too packed! So we got out and checked out the beach at Long Beach. We saw this whale skeleton on the beach by the boardwalk. It is a spot where Lewis & Clark saw a dead whale washed ashore many years ago. Then in the year 2,000 a whale beached north of this spot and long story short - some University people got permission to place it here. That is the skeleton we saw.

We hunted for a place to eat, many were busy, finally we ate at Doogers Seafood Grill--It was good! Then we returned back to the beach for sunset! So lovely.

We got back to the RV, walked the dogs and I worked on the blog then went to bed. Great Day!