Jumping West Beach
F making up for
visitors being stuck
overseas by jumping around
West Beach Resort
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Camping tip: site number 30
Mount Baker
Mount Baker with Lummi Island & Bellingham Bay.
Not much snow this year but impressive view none-the-less.
A nice man from Edmonds helpfully informed me that this view of ‘Rainier’ was one of the top ten in the world (presumably as voted by people from Edmonds). Not sure if he meant top ten views, or top ten views of Rainier…
Orcas Family Pics
Fay and the boys on Mt Constitution with Mount Baker and the Cascades behind.
F grabbed this pic of mum & dad – amazing given his technique of waving the camera around whilst shooting on motor drive…
Milk & Honey
Having driven all the way back from Cannon Beach, guess what kind of bread I grabbed from our local supermarket…
Signs of a good holiday
Sign #1: kids asleep.
Sign #2: road signs become hard to compute. Is this Fort Lewis or No?
Manzantia
South a tad along the coast from Cannon Beach is Manzanita.
Perfect place to meet up with friends for roasted marshmallows and a sunset view on the beach.
Oregon Beach Highway
Not content with covering vast potions of the planet with different kinds of impermeable surfaces for cars to zoom around on, some parts of the planet think it a good idea to drive up and down (and up and down) the beach.
I guess when there’s this much of it you need to do something with it all.
Really.
The haystack
Up early-ish for a brisk walk-come-run with Ewok to the Haystack and back.
Back through the town to pick up coffee. Yum.
Holiday House
The A-framed thing about middle of the picture. Ecola Haven. On the river and very much a haven. And Ewok friendly too. Recommended.
Beach House
Suddenly, three little tikes had disappeared. Where could they be?
Not hiding in a sand house?
Dune Grass
Looks great, but apparently it’s an invasive non-native European beach grass ( Ammophila Arenaria ).
Haystack & Chapman Point
Chapman Point with Cannon Beach and Haystack Rock from Ecola State Park.
Another Oregon Seascape
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A day on Indian Beach
H & F blazed a new (to us) way to Indian Beach , down a steep trail that ended at the southern end. The trail was not without its hazards, as Fay’s clean socks soon discovered.
If you have the time, the southern end is the place to be. Rocks, trees, sandy coves, streams and waterfalls. Idyllic.
Dead tree running
Find dead tree washed up on beach
Run along dead tree as fast as possible without falling off
On reaching the end, jump jump jump as far and as high as possible…
Tea time
The most civilized thing in the world: tea, on the beach, from a china cup. A gran tradition.
Wet days on holiday
Finn has wet day entertainment down to a fine art. On this occasion it was lego building on a grand scale, with dad optimally positioned to help and admire the wonderful view. Oar-inspiring.
Fay’s option was the tranquil art of watercolor; and the view was just as good from where she was sitting.
Breezy Weather
Our little house was perfect for keeping out of the spring weather while still watching the world walk by.
The first evening & the surf was up, so much so that the sea looked white all the way to the horizon.
Beach Football
First day on Cannon Beach (spring break vacation down in Oregon) & the boys were soon practicing their moves down on the sand.
Another sounders game
and another 0-1 defeat. This time from the Red Bulls. That brings our tally to 1 to 3.
Humpf.
Portland 0-1
Chelsea 0-2
Earthquakes 2-1
Big thanks to Pete and Amy for the tickets!
Appeal
H is developing the art of appeal. Gesture seen above typically accompanied by
“ref-er-reeeeeee” or “come ooonnne” and then a big smile.
(Don’t forget the smile H!)
Bird House II
This years auction project for Bear Creek: Bird House II
Although that should be ‘One of this years…’ since there’s another one coming.
Confused unpacking
Signed Book
The last Fablehaven is out, H got a copy and then managed to get it signed by Brandon who, thankfully, was still happily signing away by the time we got to the front of the line.