Cape Meares

Last weekend our family headed out to Tillamook to try and find a spot in a bay that would remind us of Cape Cod. We were sorely disappointed by what we found on the bay (no shells, sinking muddy beach, little to no wildlife), but we ended up finding a beautiful stretch of ocean connected to the bay via a trail that seemed so much like Cape Cod I thought for a split second that perhaps I was indeed on the shores of Massachusetts.

It was the kind of day where it would be sunny one moment rainy the next, but that sure beats constant rain and clouds. Our family is to the point now where even an hour or two of sunshine is cause for celebration. We are also getting a good understanding that, as spring ever so slowly shows its face in the Pacific Northwest, the rain will most likely give way to clouds or even a bit of sunshine most days so we can still head out and know that for part of our trips anyway we won't be in the rain.

We had a lot of fun on this desolate stretch of beach. It was a nice surprise that we found the path as it wasn't evident that it was there when we first parked to head to the bay. It was a good family day.

Elizabeth had had it by this point. It was so muddy that your feet would sink down and the mud would be up to your ankles if you stayed in any one spot for too long. 

Josh who would rather visit the dentist than be in nature had also had it with the bay by this point. 

Beach grass!!!

Competing to see who could roll down the hill faster. 

Andy won.

Running away from the waves before they get her.

Wrestling competition.

Even I got involved.

Bob showing Josh that he still has it. 

There was a driftwood fort that Elizabeth found and improved upon it so that not only could she enjoy it, but the next person who comes to this beach could as well. 

As the rain clouds moved in we moved out. Until next time...