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Ocean Shores is only 2 1/2 hours away from our house. It is basically straight west of Olympia. We found a great VRBO (vacation rental by owner) in the Judith Anne building.
We left home on Wednesday, just after noon. We drove straight to Aberdeen. Near Satsop (along the highway) you can see two nuclear reactors. We did some research and found out that the plant was built but never used. C and I would like to back for a tour.
We got snacks and coffee in Aberdeen from Starbucks and Taco Bell. We stopped at the Kurt Cobain park. I'm not a big fan of Nirvana/Kurt Cobain but I wanted to stop anyway.
This sign at the house closest to the park was funny.
Once we arrived in Ocean Shoes (35 minutes later) we explored a little after finding our accommodation. We drove on the beach.
The condo we rented had one bedroom with a sofa bed in the living room. There was also a really nice blow up mattress. C slept on that and A slept on the couch. The hideabed wasn't comfy enough for A. Super tall ceilings.
The condo had this cute guest book/journal for guests to write in.
There was a small balcony with a view of the ocean.
Here's a sunset view.
The first night we ate at Bennet's Fish Shack. It was a strange experience. They insisted we pay before we got our food, including tip. The other strange thing that happened was that A and I said we would just like water, unlike J and C who ordered drinks, the waitress brought large bottles of water and charged us quite a bit for them
Back in our condo, we played a card game (rummy) as a family.
Thursday. We had breakfast in the condo. J and the boys explored the activities in the town. There are two fun centres. The boys weren't interested in them. One has mini golf but outside which wasn't appealing at 40 degrees. We had lunch at Ocean Beach Roasters in Ocean Shores. Great service and super friendly staff. Both C and I had Dungeness crab mac and cheese.
A got a kids meal and the guy at the register jokingly asked A for some I.D. We went on a short drive north towards Seabrook. We stopped at Roosevelt Beach.
We walked around Seabrook. We spent some time in the bookstore. Seabrook is a strange place. Very new and completely planned. Feels a bit creepy. Like you are in a movie.
That town hall is NOT old.
Here is the ocean view from Seabrook.
We came back to Ocean Shores and went to Sharky's. It is the local gift store. A and I bought swim suits to use in the hot tub. The prices were very reasonable.
In the afternoon we relaxed at the condo for a while. It was raining sideways so it was a good time to stay indoors. We had some trouble picking a restaurant for supper. The first one we chose was full and closing early. Our second choice was Mike's Seafood. They had plenty of room. Three of us had steamed clams as an appetizer.
A and I split a salmon entree. When it arrived, it smelled like feet! I took one bite and thought it was terrible. I've never had bad salmon before. J fixed the situation with the manager. I got fried salmon and chips as a replacement and that tasted like salmon. Very good. A ate his portion of the salmon I thought was off. After supper, A, J and I used the hot tub/jacuzzi in our room.
Friday. Our check out time was 10 am which seemed a bit early since we had to do some tidying and cleaning as well as have breakfast. We managed to leave by 9:30. We stopped at Ocean Beach Roasters for coffee and tea.
Before we left Ocean Shores, we explored Damon Point at the south end. I think this was the highlight of the trip for me. I loved watching the waves and water crashing against the rocks. It is a very large beach. It was pretty cold so we couldn't stay out there very long. A doesn't wear pants or a coat so he was probably there for 5 minutes. We could see Westport, WA in the distance.
An old boat.
We had lunch at Subway in Aberdeen. We got home by 2:30 pm with minimal traffic. I'm glad we were able to get away for a few days as a family.
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