Our adventure started at the Tillamook Cheese Factory where we tried squeaky cheese for the first time. If you've never had it it squeaks against your teeth when you eat it. I had to ask what makes it different and they said it is cheese that hasn't been aged yet. We brought some home and within a couple of days it quit squeaking; that explains why we can't buy it in stores.
We stayed in Seaside which was crowded with kids on Spring vacation. I didn't realize that there was so much for kids to do there.
We visited Fort Clatsop which is where Lewis and Clark ended up. It isn't very big, but it's a beautiful setting with a nice little museum. This is the rebuilt entrance to the fort:
We also visited Fort Stevens which was the only West Coast location that was bombed by a Japanese submarine during WWII. The only casualty was a baseball backstop. It was pretty interesting. They have a small museum and a lot of bunkers and structures you can explore.
We also enjoyed the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria. We spent a lot of time in there, it was so big. The history of the bar pilots is fascinating.
It was a good trip. Rocky doesn't usually do vacations like this but he admitted that it was interesting.
For now I'm just trudging away at the last three weeks of Spring term and thinking about what I want to do to prepare for the Black Sheep Gathering next month.
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