The Freewheeling Family : The Oregon Coast

Ahhhhh. Seriously you guys. This week has been so fantastic I almost feel bad telling you all about it. Almost.

On Monday, we left Washington in a torrential downpour. Matt wasn't very excited about driving in all the rain, but once we got to Olympia, it had totally cleared up. We stopped to do a bit of shopping and stock up on some groceries. And let me tell you, it is cheap here in the good old US of A! I couldn't believe the price of the milk. It's like $2.50 for a 4 litre jug. Cheap! I love it! So we totally went crazy and even let the kids pick whatever cereal they wanted. Captain Crunch with berries. Ha. Berries. Right. So I pretended it was gross and then ate it for dessert.

Anyway, from there we took this amazing bridge from Washington to Oregon. It was huge and gorgeous.

Not the greatest picture, but you get the idea. So then we went to our KOA and got settled.

(Sidenote...if you have never stayed at a KOA, you really should. Tonight we are at our third, and they're pretty fantastic. Awesome playgrounds, clean showers, laundry, wifi, the works.)

The next morning, we headed down the road because we were told there was a nice beach there. Nice didn't even begin to describe it! It was stunning. Gorgeous sand, brilliant blue waves, and a shipwreck. The kids were in heaven.

Isn't that just the coolest shipwreck?

Love his crazy hair in this one.

Ok. All these pictures are of him. But he's just so darn cute.

It was just so great. Then we went back to the campsite and swam and sat in the hot tub. Matt made burgers while the kids played at the park. Did I mention it's only March? As in still winter? Its was like 18 degrees. Fantastic.

Next day we packed up and started driving along Hwy 101. It follows the Oregon Coastline all the way down, and it does not disappoint. It is just breathtaking. There are all these adorable little coastal towns and some really great lookout points too. So we stopped at some.