Day 2: Seattle- Oregon

Today we left the Flora's home after an awesome breakfast and pulled ourselves away for our next stop: Astoria, Oregon. We wanted to see the Lewis and Clark National Park and Fort Clatsop, the winter camp for the group. I think by the time we had arrived at the Fort we were more interested in staying along the coastline so we headed out of there and continued on route 101 towards our hotel, the Elizabeth Street Inn, in Newport. The drive was much longer than anticipated and stopping every few minutes to take some awesome photographs didn't help! We stopped at Canon Beach which is a cute town but also home to Haystack Rock, which I swear is the part of the rock formation from The Goonies. All I could picture was the pirate ship coming out of the cave and passing through the rocks! We walked down the beach and saw some cool things but felt like we had to get on the road again rather quickly.

Today was a great day for my friend Jennifer, who gave birth to her son Kody Alvarez. They are both healthy and she is recovering from a stressful day but they are doing well and I can't wait to meet the little meatball!

Mount Saint Helen's

Mount Rainier

On our way!

Lewis and Clark's winter fort: Fort Clatsop. This is not the original fort but a replica based on their drawings.

At Haystack Rock

Awesome sunsent

The beach of our hotel room. Fell asleep to the sound of the waves crashing!

MOMMA'S NOTES

Eliza has told me a few times now that I need an "attitude adjustment" because I can't seem to believe our good luck. Great weather, views of Mt. Rainier and Mt. St. Helen's, sunset at Canon Beach with an other worldly light as the clouds rolled in, a gas station just before we hit "empty". Also a long day and it's wonderful to have a fire going in the fireplace in our room while we can hear the waves crashing on the beach outside. Good night's sleep ahead.

And congratulations to Jen and her husband and Kody on becoming a family today.