Cottage Grove to Long Beach, WA, 213 miles. Awoke to a light rain, got moving before the moss started growing on us. We took Interstate 5 north towards Portland and then cut to the coast on OR26. Rained for the first 125 miles, we just tucked in behind a travel trailer and cruised along at 55. As we skirted the fringes of Portland, the traffic was incredibly heavy all directions, where are all these people going on a Sunday morning?
Decisions, decisions, turn the wipers on or let the flat windshield disperse the water?
Broke out of the rain on route 26, bumpy rock and roll road to Astoria. Went thru another cute little tunnel.
Lots of hidden away farms on rt 26. In Astoria, saw this huge cruise ship,,, never catch me on one of those, obviously top heavy....
Over the Ilwaco Bridge over the Columbia River, that is one high arched bridge,,,,,
Like going down a roller coaster on the far side.
Arrived in Long Beach, got our tour book and settled in for the week. We are very close to the entrance to the beach,,,
And quite a beach it is,,, very broad, hard packed once you reach the high tide line, cars everywhere driving up and down, lots of kites. We made it a point to go back at sunset,,,,
Got to be a little careful, we sat and watched a van get stuck, when the driver goosed it, spun the front wheel drive and sunk in. Anyway, very nice end to the day.
Pat's favorite sign for the day, SWEET CRON FOR SALE!
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