Another squirrel right next to the van. Little guys are
really cute. It was cleaning its face with its paws a bit like a cat does.
The weather was still against us, so we gave up on the ride
and the helicopter and headed up the road to Hoffstead Bluffs visitor centre.
We had a great view of the Toutle River flats with the ash and dead trees, but
nothing else due to the low clouds. Bummed.
We headed to Kelso again and over a massive suspension
bridge in to Oregon.
On the drive along the Columbia River to the coast, we
passed a sign advertising SNOOTER SAUCE… And the John Day River where the
houses were in the river on floating docks and pontoons. We drove through
Astoria and saw the 4.1mile long Astoria-Megler bridge ( the longest continuous
truss bridge in the world). We were impressed! Astoria was pretty run down
though, so we pushed on. We drove the coast highway, but between us and the
ocean were miles of golf courses and rich people houses, so we didn’t catch a
glimpse of the sea until we were almost at Cannon Beach.
Finally into Cannon Beach and parked up. We jumped on the
scooter and headed into town. It was just stunning. All the houses are grey
weathered shingles and blend in with the driftwood and the granite outcrops.
The
beach is beautiful, and from most places you get a magnificent view of Haystack
Rock – a spectacular outcrop just off the beach. It is a summer nesting place
for armies of Puffins and we hope to see some. We wandered up and down the main
street, looking in the windows of galleries and shops. Despite Memorial Day, most
were open. We made reservations at a restaurant for tomorrow’s dinner, then
headed back to the RV for dinner.
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