Queen of Astoria

The days are going by so quickly. Day seven was the bomb! But before we get there I need to finish up on the older gent from yesterday. After he zipped himself into his fully heated suit and put on his full head helmet, he sat smartly on his seat with excellent posture, and totally left us in the dust. Take that Harley! One of these days when I have time I am going to figure out how many hours he was riding a day to end up at the same place we did. The only good thing about our hotel last night was, it was cheap, and Domino's delivered pizza to it. There is not a restaurant within miles of the place. This morning we left at 9:30, which for us, was very restful. We took a really long bridge over to the town of Astoria. George says, Astoria is at the mouth of the Columbia River. We have been there before, but I have very little memory. Today was different. We walked around and found a great place to have lunch called The Wet Dog Cafe. It was over looking the river and the menu was great. George had a blonde beer, two oyster shooters, a cup of clam chowder, and a grilled salmon burger with fabulous french fries. I don't know how he didn't pop. I had a wonderful quesadilla with beans and guacamole. YUM. We need a place like this in Sacramento. We had such a great time. I love Astoria. It is really a strange, beautiful place. I can't quite describe it or figure out what defines it, but I want to be queen. Well, I don't, but George said I could move there and be queen. I just want to go and discover all the hidden mysteries about the place. Our next stop was Cannon Beach. We stopped here on our last trip. It is a cute town, build on the ocean, lots of shops, restaurants, dogs, tourists, and cars. We won't stop again. We have been fortunate with the weather. Today has been clear and cold. It seems that no matter where we ride there is road work and there are always traffic stops. But as the sign says, "This is your tax dollars working." We just fly down the road most of the time and enjoy the moment. Our final stop for the day is in Tillamook, Oregon. Yes, we are now in Oregon. We stopped by the Tillamook plant to have a giant ice cream cone. We will be returning tomorrow morning for breakfast. One of our best memories from our previous trip was breakfast at Tillamook. Today the parking lot was packed and the lines were very long. I saw a lot of people, well a few, buying Tillamook t-shirts. Who wants to wear a Tillamook t-shirt? We will miss Was

This is where we had the BEST food!

Cannon Beach

hington. In the show, How The States Got Their Shapes, the host said that the shapes had a lot to do with giving each state access to water. I thought about that a lot as we rode through Washington. What a lucky state to have so many sources of water. Perhaps LA should be negotiating with Washington and not Northern California! Food for thought. It has certainly been a wonderful journey. Time to chill. Peace out my family and friends. Jenson and George