There's some "Academy" conference or something that all the Pacific University optometry professors go to each year. Blah, blah, blah. What it comes down to is a mini vacation for James. He had last Wednesday - Friday off. So no school for any of us!!!
So we decided to go camping (in a yurt) on the coast.
It was kind of spur-of-the-moment, so we were too late to make reservations. But that's okay, how many people could be camping on the coast, in October, in the middle of the week?
Turns out, a lot! There was nothing available. We tried a couple different places. No go. All full.
That's okay though, we still had a great day at the coast!
And we got to spend lots of time with this guy,
the man in our lives!
First stop was, Cape Lookout,
a very rocky and foamy shore.
Cape Lookout beach.
Since we had no luck getting a yurt there, we headed north to Nehalem. No luck there either, so we continued north to Ecola State Park. That is where one is able to view "Terrible Tilly."
There she is, the Tillamook Rock Lighthouse,
sitting over a mile out to sea, on basalt rock.
She served the sailors and fishermen for nearly 77 years, from 1881 - 1957. It had become the most expensive U.S. lighthouse to keep in operation, due to the severe weather damage it continually sustained. It was replaced by a whistle buoy in 1957.
I love this lighthouse though. I think it's amazing, even though it's nothing more than a big birdhouse now.
Some images from Ecola State Park.
Family time; it put a smile on everyone's face.
James took this shot. Isn't it beautiful! I love the ocean!!!
That speck right above the big, rounded rock, is Terrible Tilly.
Moral of the story: Plan ahead and make reservations.
1 comment:
Great photos. I love the blog and check it every day. Keep up the good work and glad you were all able to spend some family time together.
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