Our drive from La Push, WA to Westport was along the coast which we thought was the safest way to go until we were driving through snow! It was a beautiful sunny day in La Push - the best we had seen so we never dreamed we would run into weather. The snow lasted about 5 miles and although nerve wracking, SuniBat handled great. We did finally see a herd of elk along the road which was very exciting. We arrived safe and sound at the American Sunset RV park in Westport and fell asleep to the sound of the Sea Lions barking goodnight.
We finally were able to get our bikes out again and took a beautiful ride through forest down to the harbor and beach. We saw a group of Sea Lions on the dock and when April wanted to pet them, Peg stopped her with her still healing wrist. On the list of things to do in the area was "look for boats with your name on it"; we weren't able to find our names, but we found some of you..
The harbor was filled with fishing boats and we were dying for some fresh local seafood. We found a shop on the docks that was selling live Dungeness Crabs (found in WA) so we bought Hermie and put him in our backpack for the bike ride home. We watched surfers on the beach and road through the sea grass back to Suni. We were both hesitant to put poor Hermie in the boiling water, but Peg stepped up and he was delicious!
The next day we went to tour the tallest lighthouse in Washington after a nice hike with the dogs. Zoe is finally able to hike with us again and it is so fun to watch her skip through the woods. We were fascinated by the fresnel lense and the fantastic view from the top of the lighthouse which is now 300 yards from the water. Peg's hand is healing nicely and she is back to her old self.
I forgot to post this picture of the largest Sitka Spruce tree which is just outside the Hoh Rainforest. It is 12 feet in diameter, 270 feet tall and 500 years old. Peg loved it!
Coming soon... Cannon Beach, OR; and Florence, OR
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