,June 24, Monday Saying goodbye to the Columbia River Gorge, we headed west on Interstate 84, crossed the river into Washington at Portland (by mistake), and then drove Interstate 5 until we were able to cross the river back into Oregon. Here we were again on Route 30 to Astoria where the Columbia River opens into the Pacific Ocean at Young’s Bay and. . . Route 30 (that goes right through our hometown!) ended! Our stop at Astoria yielded: fresh Dungeness Crab to cook for supper tonight, two clean dogs from a do-it-yourself dog wash, a full tank of gas, and a quick lunch. From Astoria, it was just another 10 miles out to our Fort Steven’s State Park. The Campground is close to the ocean, but you can’t see it. Less than a mile drive gets you to the beach, and our first stop was the century-old Peter Iredale Shipwreck. We don’t know anything about the shipwreck, except that it was a popular beach-gathering site for people playing in the surf, flying kites, and sitting in the sand. The sun was bright, the sand was beautiful quality and warm . . .but the temperature was 64. We enjoyed a walk on the beach for pictures. Something that we didn’t quite understand was that there was a Civil War Fort constructed in 1862 that remained active until after WWII! What on earth could such a heavily bunkered fort be guarding off of the coast of Oregon in the Civil War? We walked around some of the concrete batteries/bunkers, but as it was getting late in the afternoon we did not do the museum. We’ll try to read about that Fort on the Internet. We were anxious to get back to the campground and our Dungeness Crab dinner! The store/restaurant that we had purchased them from was open for the first, today! The owner was very apologetic that he didn’t have his seafood cases full of fresh offerings, but he had something better than that . . . a tank of live Dungeness Crabs! He took Tom back into the kitchen to show him where and how to access the good meat outside of the claws, and he gave detailed instructions for cooking. We had brought a large pot just for this purpose, and they were to be boiled for 18 minutes – not more or less! I had twice baked potatoes to do in the convection oven, coleslaw, melted butter, a fresh lemon, and local fresh cherries. All eaten in the outdoor setting of our beautiful campsite!
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We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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