Don and I took a day trip to the coast to grab ourselves some good ol' beach therapy. We spent most of the time in the car, driving through little coastal towns, stopping to snack here and there, then drove to the northern most tip of the Oregon coast to the town of Astoria (founded by John Jacob Astor as the first non-native trading post.) It's a gorgeous little town with some amazing turn-of-the-century architecture. We drove up to the Astoria Column. The column's okay. Tall. :) The real selling feature of this tourist destination is THE VIEW. Spectacular views of the entire bay, as well as the river that flows into it.We also visited a camp ground we've been wanting to check out just north of Astoria over the bay bridge in Washington state called, Cape Disappointment--named by Caption Meares who thought he was going to find the mouth of the Columbia. Sad to say, it lived up to it's name. With the exception of this huge stretch of driftwood that had piled up along the beach, it was pretty unremarkable.
Turned out to be a nice little Saturday getaway for the two of us--a sweet way to spend a bit more time together before our son arrives. We spent a big chunk of the day laughing, hugging, holding hands, splitting sandwiches and ice cream cones, and generally just enjoying each other. (The baby kicked the WHOLE time, so I'm pretty sure he was having a ball as well.)
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