More New Traditions

Normally at the end of a vacation we get started packing and moving out right away. But checkout here isn’t until 11, and it’s another gorgeous day – clear, warm, and not very windy. So instead of our usual plan we got up and got moving right away… down the street to Pig’n for breakfast. We got there about 7:30 and were seated right away, and the food came before my tea had cooled enough to drink! We have our standard Pig’n order, although we discovered that it’s too much food for breakfast – a bacon and half the hash browns got left behind. It reminded us of the time Ben and Joan came to visit and Ben ordered too much food…

We were out of Pig’n by 8:30 and headed down to Haystack rock which was looking very good. The lowest tides have been in the evening, but the morning tides are low enough for most walks. We walked through town to just south of midtown, being deeply impressed by the line at Sleepy Monk coffee. What’s amazing is that Bald Eagle coffee just a block away was open and had no line at all. I made Dave cut through someone’s yard to get to the beach access we used when we were at Elliott Way cottage. I don’t know why but I like to revisit the beach access paths. We walked back up the beach and crossed Ecola Creek where it fans out on the sand – without getting our feet wet! The combination of high sand, low tide, and a dry summer all came together.

After a lovely morning of being out we got packed up and then settled back into relaxing  - me sitting at the table in our room with the screen door open, reading and typing and watching the waves, and Dave down in his happy place on the lawn. We checked out at 10:59, then walked through town a bit before having a classic lunch at Bill’s and then heading home. We want to remember that room 54 is the best room, with room 56, our current room, a close second. After a couple of absolutely perfect sunny days it is hard to remember that it’s not always like this here. What a great time we had!