a few days away

Last week we spent a few days away, missing most of the heat wave, or what passes for a heat wave, that hit our parts. We had sunny, breezy, cool days by the shore, with fog and mist. Perfect for us.

happy boy

looking for marine life - preferably sharks!

wading in the surf - the water is a bit chilly

A steam train in Garibaldi, OR

the view from the steam train

inside the Tillamook Naval Air Station Museum

early morning on the beach

what you see when the tide goes out

snapshots from the oregon coast

We spent a few lovely days in Cannon Beach, Oregon this week.

The minute we arrived at the Inn, T wanted to go to the beach. So I took him down, with his backhoe, and he dug on the beach for a few minutes while the sun went down.

Three lovely sunny days, with some mist on Wednesday morning and fog on Thursday but no big wind or storms which was what D really wanted. T and I waded in the surf everyday but the water was freezing.

The rest of the days were filled with walking the long stretches of beach punctuated by lots of digging in the sand. D and T made a big sandfort and T spent lots of time demolishing the walls.

Every night I would shake out a few pounds of sand out of shoes, clothes and wash off more in the bath. Some of this year's memorable moments include a seagull coming up and pecking at my toe, and the mooing of the Cannon Beach fire warning system - the mooing cow means it is a test!