Day 9 - Around Long Beach, WA

Slept in till 8:00, so it must not be a driving day. We are here at the coast for five days and driving will be local. And our stay is free courtesy of our son Jeff and his wife Anita, who are letting us use their rental.

58 degrees here this morning, going to a high of 61. Yesterday at home it was 115. Think we will enjoy this cooler weather while we can.

With no Starbucks on the peninsula we had to go looking for coffee. Not a problem, there are many of the little coffee carts around. With a hot drink in had we headed north to Oysterville. If you want to see piles of oyster shells this is the place. And not just any shells. These are Willapa Oysters and they rank pretty high on my list of favorites. In fact, many will wind up on my dinner plate this week. Oysterville is also home to a number of homes dating from the late 1890’s, which are still well cared for and lived in.

Next up we took the mandatory tourist walk on the main drag through Long Beach to check all the t-shirts, sweat shirts, hats and other paraphernalia that shout out “I’ve been to Long Beach, Washington.” For lunch we stopped at the local golf course and split a really good turkey sandwich.

The afternoon was spent back at the house with a nap mixed in from time to time. We headed into Seaview for dinner at The Depot. Barb had a shrimp dish, while I had pan fried oysters. Very good.

Tomorrow we will probably cross over the Columbia River to spend a little time exploring Astoria, Oregon.