Day 8 - Portland Ludlow, WA to Long Beach, WA

Changing location day, so we were on the road at 7:48 after a muffin and coffee. To bad we were on the wrong road. It occurred to me after about 15 minutes we should be heading southwest rather than east. Turned out to be a disagreement between Google Maps on my phone and the GPS in the car. Phone won and soon we were back on course.

Pretty easy drive today, except Barb wasn’t too happy with all the two lane roads and a curves. Along the way we passed through Quilcene (known for oysters), Dosewallips, Hama Hama (not a typo), Skokomish, Liliwaup and Kamilche. None of these made it through spell check. Skokomish is home to the Lucky Dog casino and today I took them for a grand total of $4.75. Hey, what are you laughing about, I left a winner!

Arriving in Ilwaco about lunch time we headed Ole Bob’s Galley Café and Seafood market for a bowl each of claim chowder and a shared fish and chips. And an IPA. Next we walked a block to Jessie’s Ilwaco Fish Company and picked up a pair of Dungeness crabs for dinner. Next came a bottle of wine and a lofe of bread to go with the crabs.

The rest of the afternoon was spent moving into and settling into our son’s beach house in Long Beach, Washington. Looking forward to five days of R & R at the coast.

204.1 miles today.