May 24 - Cape Disappointment State Park

Dead Man's Cove

A cruise ship on the way to Astoria.  The South Jetty is in the background on the far right and looks misty because of the waves crashing against it.

Cape Disappointment Lighthouse - one of two lighthouses in the park

North Head Lighthouse.  Didn't Galen take a great photo of Larry and Lu?  They are about to celebrate their 40th anniversary.

Galen.  The Cape Disappointment lighthouse is barely visible in the background.

Another photo of the North Head Lighthouse.  We didn't get many photos with blue skies the past months.

May 22 - Astoria

We returned to Astoria the next day and while Larry and Galen were getting our fish and chips from the Bowpicker, I got a photo of the tall ship with billowing sails.  The ship to the right is a Coast Guard ship.

Karen and Lu standing by a large buoy on the grounds of the Maritime Museum.

The four of us rode the trolley that runs along the Columbia River.  The trolley was being leased for $1 a year from the San Antonio Museum of Art when we were here in 2003.  Since that time, Astoria purchased the trolley for $50,000.00 and restored it.  Riding the trolley is really cheap entertainment.  For a mere $1.00 each we got about an hour ride on the trolley and learned about Astoria history on the way.

May 21 - Tall Ships

Astoria is celebrating their 200th year of being a city this year and has something fun going on most weekends.  This weekend two tall ships did battle maneuvers and traded like they did long ago.

We didn't see the "battles" but here is a photo of the trading.

May 20 - Jammin'

We jammed outside "our" woodshed on the few nice days we had and a few hosts and campers came to listen.  That cute little dog is named Coco and he belongs to our co-hosts across the road.

The players left to right:  Galen, Karen, Lu, Larry, and Bill.

May 18 - Local scenery

A buoy tree in Warrenton, OR

On the Columbia River in Astoria, OR

May 17 - Seaside, OR

We were mostly silly in Seaside today.  Isn't Galen cute in a Gator hat?

May 15 - South Jetty

One of the most dangerous places in the world for ships is where the Pacific Ocean and the Columbia River meet.  The South Jetty, near Fort Stevens, and the North Jetty, in Washington, help calm things down, but it is still a very dangerous place.  The South Jetty is also a lovely place to get sunset photos.