Ilwaco, WA

Today we traveled from Silver Creek to Ilwaco, WA which took us across the Columbia River twice. The route we chose dipped us down into Oregon, then along the Columbia River for about 40 miles, then back into Washington. This is a picture of our bridge crossing from Astoria, OR back up to Washington.

The bridge, which is very close to the mouth of the Columbia where it empties into the Pacific Ocean, is raised on both sides of the shore to allow ships to pass beneath, but through the middle, it's fairly close to the water.

We are staying at another Sunrise Resort property in Ilwaco for the night. It's a lovely wooded campground with glimpses of the ocean from the clubhouse building.

But between this park and the one we stayed at last night, both of which have dirt/gravel roads, our motorhome is d-i-r-t-y! We are afraid we'll look like the poor relation when we get to the ritzy Outdoor Resort park where the Safari Rally is being held. Weather forecast is for showers tomorrow morning so if we're lucky it will be a strong enough downpour to rinse off the worst of the dust.

Tomorrow we will follow Hwy 101 down the Oregon Coast to Newport. We'll pass through Tillamook and I'm trying to talk Tom into stopping there for the cheese factory tour. Should be a lot of gorgeous scenery along the way.