July 17 // Cannon Beach and Seaside, Oregon

After a leisurely start to our morning with continental breakfast at the Red Lion Inn in Astoria, Natalie and I went into the city center where I sat and caught up on e-mail over a mocha and scone and Natalie perused the locally-owned bookstores.

As the morning moved on, we drove down to Cannon Beach and spent a few hours there with lunch at a little hole-in-the-wall place that Cranky Sue’s or something like that. The food was pretty good, service friendly, but the space a bit cramped as they squeezed their restaurant in a tiny little house just a few blocks off the coast.

Cannon Beach was pretty nice and the coastline quite scenic. It was pretty packed with tourists and travelers alike, but still a nice stop.

Later we eventually checked into our room here at The Seaside Inn in Seaside, Oregon. It’s an unusual “hotel”, like a narrow, tall building just sorta wedged in between two other larger hotels. Kinda weird. And despite our room smelling a bit musty, the room is quaint, the bathroom nice, and the view is worth every penny. I just wish it wasn’t so cloudy right now so we could have a great view of the sunset over the Pacific. So instead we’ll probably go see a movie in town.

Anyway, that’s enough for today. We’re onto Portland tomorrow later in the day.

July 17, 2008, 6:28 pm

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