July 2, 2009
Long Beach, WA
This area is a great place to visit if one is lucky enough to enjoy good weather, which has been the case for our stay, though the late afternoon breezes off the ocean drive us indoors. A tip-off is the fact that this is a tourist town and they don’t sell many souvenir T-shirts in the shops. Sweatshirts , long-sleeved T’s and jackets abound, though.
Yesterday we exercised the bikes for about an 8 mile spin between Long Beach and Ilwaco, all on a great curvy paved bike path along the beach. One of out most enjoyable rides ever,
though weekends would likely produce a few collisions on the 8 foot wide surface. Next, looked at the North Lighthouse, and the Ilwaco Harbor, scouting out potential purveyors of fresh fish.
Today we went up the peninsula to Ocean Shores, where Jack’s Country Store lived up to and perhaps exceeded publicized claims as having ‘everything under one roof.’ Groceries/games/hardware/ tackle---you name it. Wandering further north, we wound up in Oysterville (perhaps the longest continually inhabited place in North America), where we purchased oysters---what else. It will be a fried oyster gourmet delight tonight---Janice’s first taste of oysters.
Two days ago when we arrived, there were perhaps a dozen rigs in this Oceanside park. There are nearly 50 now, as rigs arrive for the 4th of July. Along the beach there
will be fireworks and, for the only night of the year, camping is allowed on the beach (better to have the drunks sleep it off than drive home). Unfortunately (or fortunately) we will be outta here tomorrow morning, headed to the von Tagen Oasis in West Linn, Or.
Annika has enjoyed the stay here as she gets to chase her tennis ball on the beach, duly flung a mile by her ball flinger, which she dutifully carries to the beach herself.
Andersen's RV Park, though rated the best in the area, is no special place, and at $40+ per night, overpriced. If we return to the area, we'll try another place or the state park.
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