Camping on the Coast

This week, we took a couple of days to go camping on the coast. I had a business meeting in Astoria on Tuesday morning, so we decided to take the whole family, rent a "Rustic Cabin" at the local KOA and spend that afternoon all day Wednesday on the coast.

It was a lot of fun and the girls loved the beach, especially Kaitlyn. She loved to stand there and let the waves roll over her feet. She would giggle like crazy. Scroll down to the next post to see a few pictures of us on the beach.

Tuesday (when we were on the beach) was great. It was overcast, but there was no wind and the temp was a nice 65, unusual for the coast. We went back to the cabin and met my parents (who had the neighboring cabin). We built a nice fire and Kirsten made an excellent dinner in our new Dutch Oven. Just as we were getting the girls down for bed, however, it started to rain. It rained all night, but we were comfy and cozy in out little cabin.

Wednesday was a normal day on the coast. The wind was blowing fairly hard, it rained off and on all day. We had planned on making another meal with the Dutch Oven over a campfire, but we decided that it wasn't worth it in the rain and wind. So we went out to breakfast instead. Then we went down the coast to tour the Tillamook Cheese Factory. The kids really enjoyed that, especially the ice cream we bought there!!

All in all, it was a good trip. We were glad that we weren't sleeping in a tent, like we usually do. We have also decided that we are getting a little old for the tent camping and are now looking into the possibility of a Tent Trailer.