Oh, today was fantastic. We paid for another day in Tillamook and headed out for the Oregon coast. We traveled up the 101 and the terrain is just so breatakingly beautiful. Oh, wish you all could see it is person. Let's just say that the sea fog is present every day, but the landscape is ever changing. 
When the sun comes out it changes the landscape and things you just looked at look entirely different. We got to Astoria, Or. 
and found a great place for lunch. It was on an old logging dock right out over the water. We sat inside the restaurant and saw ocean freighters going up the Columbia river. Really neat.
We asked our waitress about the bridge over to Washington, is there a toll?
How long is it? She told us, No toll, and it is the longest non-suspension bridge in America. She said when the winds come up it can get a little scarry, but some say the bridge is 4 miles long and others say it is 5 miles long. Take your pick. It climbs really high over the river. So we thought we would take a little side trip into Washington. We traveled over the bridge and did a little side trip of about 40 miles. We found the town of Ilwaco, Washington. 
They are a little fishing village, with lots of people there on the week-ends. Really lots of fun.
Then we found our way back over the bridge and headed back to Tillamook. What a day and it was so nice. The weather was not overly warm and the sun was out for part of the day. Can life get any better than this????
When the sun comes out it changes the landscape and things you just looked at look entirely different. We got to Astoria, Or. 
and found a great place for lunch. It was on an old logging dock right out over the water. We sat inside the restaurant and saw ocean freighters going up the Columbia river. Really neat.We asked our waitress about the bridge over to Washington, is there a toll?
How long is it? She told us, No toll, and it is the longest non-suspension bridge in America. She said when the winds come up it can get a little scarry, but some say the bridge is 4 miles long and others say it is 5 miles long. Take your pick. It climbs really high over the river. So we thought we would take a little side trip into Washington. We traveled over the bridge and did a little side trip of about 40 miles. We found the town of Ilwaco, Washington. 
They are a little fishing village, with lots of people there on the week-ends. Really lots of fun.Then we found our way back over the bridge and headed back to Tillamook. What a day and it was so nice. The weather was not overly warm and the sun was out for part of the day. Can life get any better than this????
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