We had a blast driving down the coast today. After leaving Astoria, our first stop was Seaside. It was fun and old-school and everything you imagine a little seaside town to be. We did the Tilt-a-Whirl and the bumper cars, we played some arcade games and we even bought some salt-water taffy.
We also were interested to find that Seaside was where Lewis & Clark ended their adventure. Ruby has been asking lots of questions about Lewis & Clark on this trip!
After leaving Seaside, we made a quick stop in Cannon Beach to see the infamous Haystack Rock. It’s been in lots of movies, most notably The Goonies, so it was a chance to squeeze in one last Goonies Geek-out.
Next stop, Tillamook. As everyone knows, I am absolutely repulsed by cheese, but I was a good sport and went along with the stop at the Tillamook Factory. :)
It actually ended up being pretty neat inside. Ruby was fascinated by the factory and was thrilled to try ALL the free samples! I was quickly compensated for my cheese tolerance as there was also a creamery on site serving some of the best ice cream I’ve EVER had (and I’ve had a lot of ice cream …) Thank goodness Tillamook doesn’t sell their ice creams at our local grocery stores!
After stopping in Tillamook, we still had about 2.5 hrs. to go before hitting our final destination for the night — Florence, Oregon. The miles between Tillamook and Florence were the most gorgeous of the whole drive. Farms, ocean, forest – no pictures can capture it, no words can describe it. Ed + I were able to enjoy this part of the drive as Ruby snoozed. We listened to several albums back-to-back and just took in all the beauty.
Tonight is our last night in Oregon. It’s off to the Redwoods in the morning!
