Tuna!

We took a trip to Depoe Bay to see if there were any whale in the little harbor. It's a real small harbor. We did not see any whales but there was some harbor seals.

 Harbor seals enjoying the sun on the beach. 

 A hundred or so. 

 Here on the Columbia river are some ocean going ships. It reminds me of all the ships we would see in the Great Lakes.

 Here is the Pilot boat, it take the pilots out to the ship to guide them through the sand bars along the treacherous Columbia River. He also guides them up river to Portland, OR., a hundred miles up the river. 

 Peggy, next to the biggest anchor I have ever seen. 

 Some cruise ships also stop here in Astoria. See the wood piled up.

 We had lunch at Bowpickers. It was the best fish & chips we have ever had. People line up to get the fish & chips and wait 45 minutes. That is the only thing on the menu.

 We went to the 35th annual Northwest Garlic festival. This guy is wearing a shirt "Got Nuts?" and I think he was a little nuts. We did buy some garlic BBQ sauce, garlic mustard and some garlic oil. We DO love garlic.     

Some kids having fun in the balls. How long can a kid stay inside with no air coming in?

 

 We took a tour of the Flavel house. It was built in 1886 for Captain George Flavel. He was the first bar pilot on the Columbia river. The house is 11,600 square feet. We weren't allowed to take pictures inside, but there were six coal burning fireplaces with hand carved mantels and rooms with fourteen foot high ceilings.

 The tower gave the captain a good view of Astoria and the Columbia river, so he could keep an eye on the local ship traffic.   

We have heard about Micro-Breweries for Beer, but now we have discovered Micro-Canneries. They are all over the coast and they can some of the best Albacore Tuna we have ever had. Stop buying it in the store and order it online at http://chucksseafood.com/ 

It does cost a little more but it is worth it. We have had it from 3 different canneries and they all have been good. They do have canned Salmon, Smoked Salmon and Smoker Tuna also. I am going to try that too.



The park we are at has a small golf course. So we had to try it out. Look at the shaft bend in this POWER shot. The only bad thing is the face is a little open. So it went right.

 

 

Live Happy and Always Go Big.