We were up early and off to the Oregon Coast to spend the day celebrating Vera's birthday. It was a nice trip as we had no schedule. The first thing was a stop at the Hwy 30 upper view point for a picture of Longview and the bridge. We do this just about every time we go that way. The next stop was near Clatskanie, the trees have been cleared providing a view we had never seen before. Then we stopped at the Bradley Viewpoint to take pictures of Puget Island. Our next stop was Costco, it was gone! We found out there was a new store about a half mile up the road. We stopped there for a couple of things and ended up spending $180, it was a nice store, just like the one in Lacey. From there we went to Cannon Beach for lunch at a restaurant Carole had told Vera about. It was raining in Cannon Beach, the only rain we had all day!
We split an order of Fish and Chips, I think that was the best halibut I have ever had. The order was a monster also, I would have hated to try and eat the whole thing myself.
After lunch we headed toward Tillamook and stopped at a view point just South of Tolovana Park and took this picture. We were out of the rain by now and this is the last time we used our jackets.
Oswald State Park has some fantastic views, this is towards Manzanita. We spent quite awhile here enjoying the sunshine and taking pictures.
There are lots of plaques to read there. Going during the week was sure nice, as there was never any crowds.
We went to the Latimer Quilt and Textile Center. They have a room full of Looms that I really enjoyed looking at. Vera was looking for a cone of yarn, but they did not have it this trip. From there we went to the Tillamook Cheese Factory and did the self guided tour before having Sunday's for our dessert.
After we left The Cheese Factory, we headed home via Hwy. 6 to Cottage Grove and then over Cornelius Pass. We made a stop at SurplusGizmos.com and I went in and looked around for a few minutes. It is a goldmine for someone wanting to experiment with electronics. While we were stuck in a traffic jam in Scappose, we decided on Freddie's for dinner and both had the Fisherman's Platter when we got there. It was a good ending to a very nice day.
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