Home From the Sea - Part 1

Last Monday we made the long drive to Rockaway Beach on the Oregon Coast.

Overlook from Neakanie Mountain on Hwy 101

We arrived at the family cabin expecting to be in a construction zone, but work had not progressed beyond raising the cabin. This is preparation for pouring concrete pillars to elevate the old cabin, recently added on to, above the tidal storm surge.

You can see the cabin as it used to be on my side bar.

It was mid-afternoon when we arrived, and Jill and the kids were just behind us. We got moved in and then went out on the beach to walk and play and run around.

 Our part of the beach was in fog when we arrived, but cleared off as we played.

We cooked dinner and then came back outside in evening for a stroll and to enjoy the golden hour.

Back inside some of us spent the evening playing games.

 Tuesday we went into Tillamook to shop for groceries and school clothes on sale at Fred Meyer. We used up the morning,  so after lunch we got back out on the beach.

 The kids played in the creek and dug in the sand.

 Jill walked to the Tillamook Bay jetty and back

After a dinner of take-out fish and chips, we took our evening stroll.

With clear weather at the beach, we had the typical north wind that comes up in the afternoons.  It kept us inside in the evenings, so we played games and read and fiddled with electronics, of course.

Wednesday morning the Bayfront Bakery in Garibaldi was finally open, and that's where we went for a late breakfast.  Jill was up to her normal standard of indulging.

That's my favorite apple fritter in the front.  Jill's dish is the one behind mine.↑

After all that we needed to walk so we went to the Garibaldi Marina to walk on the docks.  It was warm and still calm, and just lovely.

Looking for fish ↑

 Shrimp boats ↑

 An oyster boat ↑

 Look, Grandma Andrea.  Your boat is still here! ↑

There's more eating and more playing to come in Part 2. 

Stand by!