Spring Break 2017: Day 3
This was my very favorite day of all! Another early breakfast and we were out the door and headed to the ocean!! From our hotel the beach was only a little over an hour away. We did go the long route because Tyler and I wanted to take the kids to the Tillamook Cheese Factory that we both had such fond memories of from our childhoods. Both of our families would occasionally vacation at the Oregon Coast. Tyler's dad grew up on the Oregon Coast in Port Orford.
This stop was a big disappointment and a big waste of time. You can't go into the factory anymore. You are directed to a store in the shape of a big red barn where you can learn about cows in a very uninteresting display and then you are ushered right into their grocery store area. Lame. As a kid I loved watching the whole cheese making process and taking the tour. I loved seeing the vats of milk and watching the curds get stirred. No more. There was a little sampling area but it was pretty lackluster because it is the cheese that we buy so nothing too exciting. We bought two bags of curds. The kids even turned down ice cream. Why? Because it is the ice cream we always buy and the cheese we always buy and the sour cream we always buy and the yogurt we always buy. Not exciting in the least. After that flop we were ready to get to Cannon Beach as soon as possible!!
It is always so exciting as you are driving along and suddenly the ocean comes into view!! Thrilling!! We were prepared for any kind of weather...because we were planning on hanging out on the beach all day no matter what... and had even purchased big rain ponchos at IKEA but luckily none of that was needed. The sun was out the entire day and it was absolutely gorgeous!! It started out a little windy but then even that died down and it was glorious!!
We were all so happy to be there!!
So beautiful!!
The girls started out in rain boots but that didn't last long! We were on the hunt for sand dollars. Kameron was the first to find a whole one which he kindly gave to Bryn. By the end of the day they each had one and the girls had buckets full of shells and treasures.
And the boots were off!
Like Father...
Like Son...
These two were in the zen zone. They were absolutely loving the sea and the sand.
Bryn singing How Far I'll Go from Moana at the top of her lungs!! Ha Ha!ow
We walked down the beach to our favorite restaurant Mo's for some fabulous seafood and clam chowder. We were famished!! They have the best fish and chips ever and their fantastic chowder is served in a huge cheese covered bread bowl...aka The Cannon Ball. Bryn LOVED the fried clams and ate an entire basket all by herself!! It was so good and such a beautiful setting to eat looking out at the gorgeous water.
Then we were back out on the beach...
We found a bunch of awesome sea creatures.
Flat Stanley loved the ocean too!!
We had an awesome day at the beach and logged over 6 miles of walking!!
That night when the sun was setting we wandered the cute streets of Cannon Beach and looked at all the cute little shops and restaurants. Our favorite was the candy store where we bought fudge, sour candies, salt water taffy and THIS:
Lovers of Narnia...there is NO WAY that Edmund sold out his family and all of Narnia for this garbage!!
Now maybe for one of these:
A Chick-fil-A Frosted Lemonade!! (A lemonade milkshake!! #genius)
We made one more stop that night a late night run through at Chick-fil-A. People, what is the allure of this place? I don't get it and I really tried to. I tried the chicken and the waffle fries and multiple sauces. Meh. The frosted lemonade is the only thing that I would go there for and I would drive miles out of my way to get one too! But that is it!
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