SEASIDE, OREGON

Seaside is a cool little town in northwestern Oregon. It's about 1 hour and 45 minutes from downtown  Portland. Its known for its large beach and a places that caters well to tourists. 

We chose the best day of the week, which turned out to be really nice with temperatures in the low 60's and very light wind. 

I also really enjoyed driving on Route 26 from Portland because its a very windy road that goes over some hills ranging around 1000 ft above sea level. Prior to this trip I had never seen lumbar companies cutting down the forest and logging trucks everywhere along the highway. 

The simple directions call for 2 turns that leads you to Broadway St. that heads toward the beach and turnabout. At the turnabout there is a monument of Lewis and Clark, marking the "End of Trail" in their expedition. 

 The low tide was earlier in the day, at 1038 am, as we were making our way to the beach the higher tide was noticeable coming in. The kids had a great time running away from the ways but it kept the parents on their toes as the water continue to come closer and closer. They really enjoyed splashing in  the low tide pools and posing for some photos Lesya wanted to take.

After about an hour at the beach, we walked over to Norma's Seafood Restaurant. Both the adults and kids enjoyed their meals. The service was nice, although it did take longer that it should have been. Lesya and her sister really the Grilled Seafood Combo. While I had a Crab sandwich with some Tillamook cheese. 

After the hearty meal we decided to visit Ecola State Park. (Please see the next post)