Most of the third day consisted of a second game of assassins (Zack had craftily won the previous day) and much plotting, suspicion and watching of one’s back.
The trip for the afternoon was to be to the remains of the Peter Iredale. But since the time of our arrival coincided with the highest tide of the month, we chose to drive a bit further south to Cannon Beach and Ecola State Park.
But before heading to the park our group descended onto to Bruce’s Candy Kitchen in Cannon Beach. Much candy was bought (and eaten), including a 5 pound gummi bear!
Riley and his bear
Thanks to the confusion and busyness of the store, many people were assassinated and only two remained by the time we reached the park. It was there decided that the two survivors would battle it out in a Sharpie duel to determine the winner…
After much fighting, the victory was won by Beth but she relinquished the prize to Hobo.
Now everyone was free to relax and enjoy the views and hikes that Ecola State Park had to offer!
When we saw this beach we decided we had to get there!
We had checked out all the views, changed into shorts and hiking shoes and took off down the trail towards the sandy and secluded beach…
Considering how far down the beach was, we certainly did a lot of hiking up. But when we arrived, we found it was all worth it!
There were only two other souls on the beach. The first thing the kids did was jump into the cool refreshing water and set off down the beach to do a bit of exploring…
and digging in the sand, of course!
Eventually we noticed that clouds were rolling in… FAST! Then we noticed that town had completely disappeared. Rain was seen in the clouds over the ocean… It was time to get back to the cars before we got WET!
Somehow the hike that seemed much uphill on the way to the beach, also seemed to be much uphill on the way back! Only even more so! Thankfully, by the time the clouds reached the park there was no rain left in them!
Needless to say, we were all exhausted by the time bedtime rolled around that evening!
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