Seaview, Ilwaco & Cape Disappointment

We were getting a little bored just sitting in the coach and watching the gray, gray, gray. We didn't need anything from the store and we didn't have a bunch of money to blow, so we just took a ride.

Our first stop was a drive through of the Long Beach Thousand Trails Park. Nothing too fancy here, but there is a nice path to the beach and 50 amp service. We'll be bypassing it this trip because it's only 10 miles down the road. If we're ever going to get to the sunshine, we'll have to do a little better than that.

Next, we drove through Ilwaco. It was fun to see all the fishing boats, but the town looked pretty deserted. Not too many tourists looking for sport fishing tours in October.

Then our trip took us to Cape Disappointment at the extreme southwest corner of Washington. In the state park, we parked and walked out on Waikiki beach (no kidding) hoping to see the lighthouse. But the fog was thick enough that we couldn't spot it. Then we discovered via internet that the light on the lighthouse was discontinued in 2008. Cape Disappointment was kinda disappointing.

We also saw a couple of guys crabbing with fishing poles perched on the side of a high, rocky wall made of humongous boulders. We watched them for a few minutes, but the wind was so awful that our eyes were watering and we couldn't stand it. I don't know how they kept from being blown into the ocean.

On our way back home, we stopped at Marsh's Free Museum in Long Beach. It was your typical tourist trap with some fun and interesting items. Their claim to fame is Jake the Alligatorman. I didn't get any pictures of this fine specimen (cough, cough) but it's near the two-headed calf and the eight legged lamb. Hey....at least it was free!

That pretty much summed up our day. We discussed moving on down the road and another horrible storm sealed the deal. The coach shook most of the night, even blowing the satellite dish over. Doug had it staked into the ground really well but down it went. It didn't hit the car or coach, just hope it's still working in the morning.