Blogs from Astoria, Oregon, United States, North America

Oregon 2018. Astoria. Yesterday we saw several deer crossing the road but unfortunately we saw several which had come to grief at the roadside. One thing that we thought was a great idea was the cycle tool stations on the cycle trails. The tools and track pumps were chained down so secure and still usable by all. The locals don’t seem to bother collecting free fruit here. Perhaps they have plenty of money, or they have lost the basic skills for baking. We saw apple trees galore with fruit falling on the floor untouched. The same with plums, which we appreciated greatly on our way into Vernonia. The occasional pear tree was also shedding its bounty and blackberries galore, which went well with my peanut butter sandwich for lunch today. The accommodation last night was extremely ... read more

Eco Tour I was up bright and early today, it's an eco tour day. Megan and I tried to get a boat ride while she was here but the one outfit not fishing was booked. So I called him yesterday and he had one spot left for the morning. I had to be in Astoria by 9 am so I would have to leave here by 8:15am. I dragged Oscar out of bed and took him for a quick walk then headed south. I had to go over the big bridge again but thankfully this time the wind had let up and was not a factor. I arrived at the docks on time, found the skipper, Chris, and we headed out of the marina and under the big bridge. Different looking at it from this angle, ... read more

THE BASICS We are dawdling somewhat, partly because we keep tailoring our plans to weather forecasts. In Seattle, we attended a Red Sox game (they won!), spent a day at Mt. Rainier, had a spectacular pizza at the beach in West Seattle. Then we headed off to the Olympic Peninsula, driving up the east side to Sequim and spending several days there. (For once, Wifi worked well, and we saw enough cable TV to be reminded how much of a waste of time it can be.) We happened to visit Port Townsend during the Wooden Boat Festival there, and that was very special. We spent a couple of days (and overnight in a hotel!) in Victoria, BC. We went up Hurricane Ridge outside Port Angeles and then continued down the west coast of the Olympic Peninsula ... read more

Up early for stretch class but could not find it. wanted to ride bike but full and people were staying on too long. Rocking a lot so i did not like the front and went to breakfast. Ate green apples and bagel for breakfast. Really rough seas. Captain announced that Astoria port is closed and no ships can get in - so much for a camera. Hope to get it in San Francisco. 15 foot seas and 40 MPH winds. Lots of trivia today! Our names are on the list Cagney's so we can have luxury quiet breakfasts and lunches if we want. no eating with the hoi polloi-LOL. Cagney lunch was good. Nap time with the rolling seas and overslept trivia. Saw Oh What a Night show again and dinner in indigo with some very ... read more

Today was a bit of a chill day. I was only on the bike for 3 hours but it left me lots of time for doing stuff. I left my camp with the sun coming over the horizon and no fog to bee seen anywhere. Great. So it was off to a town called Tillamook to sort my self out. I realised that its been about 10 days since I managed to get near a launderette and as you can imagine it was time I did. So I did the now familiar was everything that I own (except my spare shirt and shorts) and wait for it all to dry. Then it was time to try to locate an internet place, but with no luck I decided that lunch was a better option. Then it was ... read more