We had some good thunder and lightning followed by all night drizzle. The air was quite cold this morning but the early breeze stopped and things warmed up a bit. There are so many activities to do we had to list them all and pick who was doing which. Mike wanted to do the tidal pool outing, Rob wanted to work on his Junior Ranger badge and Ant just chose to stay in bed. The Oregon State Parks really make you work hard for your badges – Rob will be busy for a few days. The tidal pools were a few miles south of the park. They were really super. We spotted a sunflower starfish and leather starfish along with so many other animals, plants and birds. Mike examined a starfish eating a mussel (pic). We returned to the camper just as Rob finished up his morning program. After some rounds of card games and a quick nap we cycled along the shore trail to get to town. We spent the afternoon at the Oregon Aquarium. The walk through tunnels was impressive, Ant loved the touch pools and I enjoyed watching the jellyfish. After the aquarium, we braved cycling across the bridge to Newport. The library was closed so we explored the bayside area. It is a busy fishing port and we decided to try the local seafood for dinner – wonderful! It was getting dark by the time we had to ride home. Mike and I then went for a long walk with Rocky. It has been rather cold all day, so the hot showers were most welcome.
No comments:
Post a Comment