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Published: December 15th 2007
Cannon Beach
Looking south from Ecola State ParkEarly morning we crossed the Columbia River again as we headed down the Oregon Coast, first Seaside, then on to Ecola State Park. More pleasant walking and scenery and hardly anyone around. Cannon Beach is well known but we were pleasantly surprised by the village.
By now the weather was improving and we moved south to Oswald West State Park where there are great views of Manzanita Beach. We didn’t have time to climb Neahkahnie Mountain as intended where, we believe, there are great views. I’d lost a day in planning the trip and having booked all the hotels, we had to be in Portland by night.
On to Tillamook and Cape Meres State Park, then a good drive to Portland which we hit at peak rush hour. We certainly learned a lot about Portland's road system because missing slip roads, navigating industrial estates, U turns and crossing bridges over the river a few times. Boy tried the lot! Fortunately, as we stopped in a side street we found that we were only one block from a road that should have taken us straight to the hotel. Aaagh but it didn't! We ended up motoring through part of Washington
Squirrel and Tillamook Lighthouse
Looking west from Ecola State Park Park and by pure fluke drove into the entrance of our hotel. Phew!
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