At the Beach: Day 2

We stayed close to the cabin on Thursday  and spent the time with Jill and Irene. There was the required trip to the docks at Garibald, mostly because Jill wanted fresh caught fish to take home to freeze. We talked to fish people and looked around. 

Later we explored a bit in the town of Rockaway, visiting a few favorite places. 

I spent some time just poking around. The beach roses were in full bloom on the bank of Salt Aire Creek, which runs by our cabin.

That's our cabin up there on the other bank. 

While I was out there, the tourist train came by. It's vacation season and the weather was beautiful, so there were lots of passengers.

While Jill and Irene took long walk in the afternoon, Tom and I read in the cabin and then took a shorter walk. 

The tide was way out and there were lots of people playing on the beach. 

Irene parked herself on the beach for some sunning and reading, so Tom and I did too. 

This was my view from my chair and that's Irene off to the right. I stayed out after everyone else went in. It was just so lovely to sit there and read. Jill did all of the cooking, which was lovely too. We had fresh fish for dinner. 

The sunset was fleeting as a fog bank swallowed it up. 

But then we had a beach fire!

That was great too, although most just read their phones. I guess we ran out to things to talk about. 

And then, of course, we had to go in and eat ice cream. 

Connie, in answer to your question, my current favorite flavor of Tillamook ice cream is Oregon Hazelnut Salted Caramel. But then there's Udderly Chocolate and Marion Berry Pie and ........