We showed up around 11am and all the first come - first serve spots were filled. We stumbled around until we found an RV park that had an open "tent" spot. Not quite the experience we were looking for, but we set up camp and were off.
We checked out Benson Beach first where Noro found a souvenir.
His tail was wagging the entire time, he was sooo happy. There is nothing as awesome as watching my boys in their natural habitat.
We drank, chased birds and took a nice long nap on the beach before heading to Beards Hollow. The bog and the mosquitoes had a field day with us. Note to self....remember the deet! At this point Noro was beat so we headed into Long Beach for a nice ride and some Po boys. Though neither of us was up for driving on the beach, we know this is a must do with the kids!
That night was interesting. I can totally understand why someone would want to take modern convinces camping. I can understand a blow up mattress...sure but a mini fridge? Or the karaoke machine and it's Alanis Morissette loving user who couldn't quite hit the high notes? Urg.
We made the best of it with more beer and knitting. As soon as day broke we packed up and tried the state park again. This time there were open spots available but they were all next to more RV's and neither of us was up for that again. So we decided to finish the morning with a visit to Waikiki Beach and the Light house.
We left Washington happy that we explored a good chunk of the park. We checked out the best tent sites (that have NO Electrical outlets!) for future camping trips. This is a great family park. Plenty of spots for kids to ride bikes, hike and hit the beach.
We ended the trip with lunch at Astoria's Rouge Brew. Noro laid at our feet while we had lagers and clam chowder. It was a great way to end the trip.
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