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Published: October 30th 2009
Remains of the Peter Iredale
Fort Stevens State Park, OregonThe day began pleasantly, as we had breakfast in our room by the window with the ocean view. We finished up the last of the Orcas Island blackberries that we had been schlepping with us in our ice chest, and enjoyed the memories they evoked. Then onwards through Washington into Oregon. We drove through Aberdeen, where we had intended to stay last night, and it actually made Ocean Shores look like a good choice! Once we crossed the Astoria-Megler Bridge (the longest continuous truss bridge in North America!), we stopped at Fort Stevens State Park near Astoria. We checked out the 1906 wreck of the "Peter Iredale" on the beach and climbed around on the Russell Battery, one of several gun emplacements in the Fort--a tribute to Dave's childhood family vacations where every fort and historic site was on the itinerary...
The rest of the day's drive was along the breathtaking Oregon Coast, and we were delighted to find Cannon Beach, our stop for the night, was the type of charming beach town we had envisioned. Of course it benefits from a stellar setting--the beach there offers everything one could want: soft, fine grained sand on a wide flat beach,
Dave On Top of Battery Russell
Fort Stevens State Park, Oregon dramatic sea stacks and rock formations, and killer tide-pools!
After yesterday's disappointment, we were more discriminating while researching and choosing our lodging options and found a delightful historic hotel B & B, which lived up to its website photos, the Cannon Beach Hotel. There were also lots of restaurants and cafes, art galleries and boutiques, but we chose to spend the waning afternoon hours on the beach. The sunset was spectacular, and there was a lovely atmosphere on the beach which, although it wasn't crowded, had its share of families, tourists, dogs, all delighting in the sights. We had a wonderful time hanging out there.
And we had a delicious dinner at a beachfront restaurant, with great wine and great service. As we lifted our glasses that night we toasted our "anniversary re-do" day...
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