We visited the Tillamook Cheese Factory today, had a tour, and bought a bunch of cheese to take home. We then had Tillamook ice cream for lunch, which was a fabulous vacation treat.
We then made our way to Cannon Beach, the most charming and low-key little town we've encountered on this Left Coast. We walked along the beach for more than a mile out to Haystack Rock, an incredible outcropping made famous in the movie The Goonies. We explored the vibrant tidal basin along the side of the rock, and, guided by knowledgeable volunteers, we saw starfish sea anemones, and barnicles snacking away in the low tidal waters. It was really an amazing experience.
We then made our way up the beach a bit and pulled out the kites we had bought yesterday in Seaside for the boys, and they had their first ever kite flying experiences-- what fun! They were so proud of themselves; it was so windy we were a bit worried that Lev might fly away, but it all worked out well-- it was a tremendously beautiful, if brisk, day on the beach. Then to dinner in town and desert at Bruce's Candy Shop-- what fun!
Now I'm sitting and writing on the porch of my aunt and uncle's house, watching the sunset as a big sea bird has come to perch on the railing of the porch-- perhaps he's reading over my shoulder!
Tomorrow morning early we head out, back towards home. We'll stop in Portland to pick up a couple of items we forget there (a running theme of our trip!), and then on to Boise, Idaho.
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