We had a lovely day yesterday. We drove down to Ecola Park for the day. It rained a bit on the way but we were on a mission! We had to get rocks for the fire pit being constructed in the back yard. I digress.
We traversed the trails on the bluffs above the beach and saw the Tillamook Lighthouse gleaming in the sun. Maybe saw some whales spouting off in the distance. We did find a picnic table sheltered from the breeze and enjoyed yummy sandwiches. How can an ordinary sandwich taste so much better when eaten outdoors?!?
Anyway. It was decided that Jerry, Peggy, and Hobbitses would make the hike to Indian Beach (1.5 miles) and I would drive Felaróf. After I restrained our steed in the parking lot, I started up the trail to meet the family. It was quite slippery and muddy but it had to be traversed! The Hobbitses walked the whole way and it was a hike for them. Alas, no pictures.
We had a little snack then headed to the beach. There were streams to be forded, sand to be dug, rocks to be thrown, fun to be had. We then each chose a fire pit rock and went back to Felaróf to make the trip home. Of course, we needed another snack! As we went down the road, little Gabriel fell asleep almost immediately, no surprise there. He slept all the way home, and continued sleeping for another two hours in his bed. Nikolai did not sleep though he did have some quiet time.
Apple pancakes for dinner, nice and simple. Except for the carsickiness of Peggy, a good day was had by all.
dodo, your day sounds perfectly lovely.. we have also hiked the trail to indian beach. does peggy often get car sick? i am home from work for my second day. i was minding my own business, walking the dogs through the park on the bike path/side walk when suddenly i fell! in slow motion i realized i could not stop myself. there was a big lip in the pavement that of course i did not see since there was no discoloration or any other indication of hazard, and i walk this path fairly regularly. anyway, i hit my knee, my hip, my shoulder, the heel of my hand, but what impaired my is the hit to my ribs! they hit hard on the cement and by the time i got home, my rib muscles were spasming non stop until the next afternoon, yestre. i took a pain pill sunday night but it was still quite painful. the aleve i took earlier did not even phase me. so i went to the doc, assuming they’d get an xray but since you can’t do anything to ribs, they just gave me a rib girdle. unforetunately, the hit in my ribs is under my breast, so the rib wrap doen’t really work as well as it would if the bonk was anywhere else. oh the joys of trifocals!!!! and my students all know to keep the floor free of stuff and chairs pushed in because i don’t see well and i have gigantic feet. they will continue to believe me when i see them tomorrow. oh what a world, what a world… guess what movie that line is from? hope shcool is going well. and the fire pit sounds really great. we bought one for my birthday last year but still havent used it. someday. bye. dot.