U Honk We Drink

When I woke up this morning, I looked over at my sweats that I had hung up to dry but, of course, they were still wet. Everything is just so damp here. No rain since it got dark last night though, so that's good. We headed out for Washington but stopped in Astoria for Breakfast at an old union bar. Incidentally, Astoria is home of the goonies house and kindergarten cop "its not a tuma". Ha ha.

With our tummies full of bar breakfast, we headed towards Washington. Somehow after crossing over the bridge we got lost and ended up on a peninsula called Cape Disappointment. We weren't disappointed for long though because the streets were lined with people welcoming us. It came with a price however, evidently Rodney was going to have to run the length of the spit. They bring Rod's into run each year for their annual Rod Runner. One sign we saw said, U honk, we drink. With the number of cars we saw, I hope they meant lemonade.

We were disappointed, however, when we realized we had wasted over an hour driving the length of the peninsula that ended in the ocean. So we turned around in Oysterville and headed back. Oysterville is full of oyster shells. Piles and piles of them.

After a long day of driving and a stop off in Aberdeen for fish and chips at the 8th street pub, we made it to Olympic National Park.

 Hoh Rainforest is 18 miles into Olympic National Park. It's an old growth forest which is very rare in the US. It's also home to Roosevelt Elk. Roosevelt Elk are the largest of the Elk and live in the rain forests.

We ended the day with a hike through the Hall of Mosses, a ride down to pick up some firewood, and a slow drive by the river to look for Elk. We found this massive bull elk right outside our campground. Ha a. Tomorrow we start heading for home. :(