And by "long day," I mean extremely long day. Up at 4:30 to go to the airport. Four hours on the plane. Two hours (!!!) to pick up the rental car (there is definitely a strongly worded letter coming for that!). Three or four more hours in the car, which included a stop at what I'm convinced is the World's Worst Walmart (and you know that's a high bar ... or maybe a low bar) for a few supplies. But we're finally here!
Here, in this case, is the tiny town of Moclips, Washington, population 207. But but but, you say, I thought you were going to Seattle. True, we are, but it wouldn't be a Fort trip without a visit to a park, right? Not to mention a longish side trip because the most interesting places are always far away and not so easy to get to. In that spirit, we're spending the first two nights of our trip at the Ocean Crest Resort so we can visit parts of Olympic National Park.
Unfortunately, we got here too late in the day today to go to the national park, but we did have time to explore what's right in front of us: the gorgeous Pacific Ocean (our room has a fantastic view of the ocean below, along with a lovely deck from which to enjoy it). Liam and I drove to a beach a little ways down the road where you can drive directly onto the beach (this is kind of a new concept for me) and walked around for a while checking things out. Then after dinner, Mike joined us in heading down the steep steep stairs from the hotel to the beach to watch the sun set. We saw no shells but plenty of sand dollars — but I'm not making that mistake again. Those things stink! Much better to admire them and move along.
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