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| Fun at the beach... |
Finally a well deserved long weekend get away for us. This past week was so busy, and we were all due for a break. The girlies did not have school on Friday so it was the perfect time to go to the beach for a long weekend. We generally go to the Northern Coast, but this time we went to
Pacific City which is on the central Oregon coast. Ahhh, it is so relaxing just to be at the beach. The air, the sounds, it is so rejuvenating even with the rain.... We have had unseasonably dry weather and it actually started to rain for the first time in months on Friday our first full day at the beach. Rest assured, we still had a ton of fun...
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| Beach fun - October 2012 in Pacific City |
On Saturday we went for a nice long hike out to
Cape Lookout. It is a cape that reaches 2 miles out into the Pacific Ocean. It is a beautiful hike through the mystical forest, and along the steep cliff {yes, we did "white knuckle" the girlies along those passages}. The sound of winding roaring through the woods, and the ocean crashing against the beach...it is really, really mystical and you just know for a fact that faeries live there. The girlies referred to the puddles we saw along the hike as "fairy swimming pools". Take a look at this cute snail - it seems like she is seeking shelter underneath the mushroom....
It was beautiful - both kids did a great job as it is 2.4 miles out to the cape, and another 2.4 miles {uphill} back to the trail head. Our kids are good hikers, Mia Rose did start to fuss before we reached the cape but did a great job on the way back. She really deserved the piggy back ride for the last 10 minutes of the hike :).
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| Family hike to Cape Lookout |
The large plate of french fries and root beer for each girl at the Pelican Pub was well deserved :)
After lunch the girls and I have our energy back to climb to the top of the dune and play in the sand Let me just say it was sandy, but so much fun....
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| Having fun in the sand... |
Before heading back home on Sunday we walked on a stormy out on the beach...oh yes, our batteries are now recharged...
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| It is windy out...can you tell? |
