We could hear the seals across the sound but couldn't see them. I watched the birds as they dove for fish and clams. At one point, I saw a small jet of water pop up out of the sand, I figured it was a clam.
This evening, Mona and Thom picked us up at the hotel and we went to dinner at Amy's on the Bay, a local restaurant that specializes in local seafood. It was OK, the company was better.
After dinner, Mona and Thom gave us a tour of the area. We got to see places on the peninsula that we would not have seen otherwise -- like the Seattle skyline.
We leave Port Orchard and Washington tomorrow. Our next destination is Lincoln City, OR. We plan to stay there for a couple of nights and spend a day with our friend Kristi in Portland before we head further down the coast.
Mileage today: 0.0
Jae's total mileage: 2385.4
Donna's total mileage: 2389.3
Spending any time on the Olympic Peninsula? Some great roads and scenery there. How about along the coast there as well? The road out to the tip of the peninsula, the Juan de Fuca highway is supposed to be great, though I've not been on it myself, Nancy was.
ReplyDeleteNot sure of your route, but when you get close to Tillamook, get off 1 and head west on OR131 and Bayocean Road, it's nice quiet two lane, gets back to old highway 1 for a while. Much quieter, goes by a state park with a lighthouse. There's a great seafood restaurant in Oceanside, Roseanne's. Nice little coffee shop, too, Brewin in the Wind. You can miss a lot of traffic on the old sections of the highway through there, plus it hugs the coast, unlike the new road.
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We will be in the area tomorrow. In fact, we might end up out there tomorrow afternoon. We are meeting friends in Tillamook tomorrow, and just might head that way after lunch. :-)
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