A Triangle Trip to Astoria and Seattle

Astoria Column from the Bottom

We just returned tonight from a trip to Astoria, Oregon; Ocean Park, Washington; Seattle, Washington; and Silverdale, Washington. We escaped the heat of West Linn and found it to be a lot cooler and nice in Astoria. We got there on Sunday afternoon and climbed the Astoria Column (all 164 steps!) and had some great views of the Columbia River.

Neil and Pamela on Top of the Astoria Column

On Monday morning, we drove about 25 miles up to Ocean Park, Washington to meet Cindy and Natalie Carlson from Juneau. They were there to help Sam Carlson's Dad empty their family cabin and take some household goods up to Juneau. Sam told Cindy that she could take "one pickup load" up to the Alaska barge line, and Cindy made it count! We packed 1340 pounds into the pickup and piled it as high as we dared.

Cindy and Natalie Carlson with their Cabin Treasures

We drove north up the Washington Coast Scenic Byway to Olympia and then I-5 to the barge line in Seattle. We made it with just about 20 minutes to spare and got the pickup unloaded and packed for shipment to Juneau. We even made the ferry over to Bainbridge Island without too much wait. We were really tired after the long drive from Astoria, and after an interesting dinner at Hop Jacks (a restaurant with a theme around the people who harvested hops for making beer) and had an early evening.

The Seattle Ferris Wheel on the Waterfront from Ferry

After a short visit with Neil's Dad, we got on I-5 and headed south. We did stop at Cabela's and did some shopping and arrived home in West Linn around 1830. We had BBQ'd lamb steaks, and all is well with the world. 

 

Columbia Light Ship at the Astoria Maritime Museum

We have an arborist coming by tomorrow to trim some trees on the property, and Neil has a lot of work ahead to get the foundation laid for the garden shed and put down the floor. There are also a number of garden projects to fill in any gaps. The weather forecast is for it to be warm and dry for the next week, so we should have a good week! Thanks for visiting!

Neil and Pamela