North to Alaska: Day 47

Welcome! Day 47 (Sept 24) of North to Alaska

Quote: “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.” – Scott Cameron

We are now in Astoria, OR. The day started again with a great breakfast. First we had melon and strawberries. Then they brought out pancakes with walnuts and bananas, adding warm maple syrup made a delicious breakfast. For some reason I ate it all and I was hungry no longer. We left right after breakfast, I had already packed the rest of our luggage. We had to catch a ferry to Port Townsend at 11 AM which meant we needed to be there at 10:15. Since Cassie wanted to sleep late we started breakfast at 9:30. We arrived at 10:30 but had no problems getting on. We did have a serendipity as we got in line for the ferry. Next to us were 8 classic autos from an Idaho Car Club. I took a few pictures and talked with a couple of the guys. They were just making a loop thru northern Washington, down to Oregon and then back over to Idaho. They seemed to be having a good time, relaxed and enjoying the drive. We boarded the ferry and took the 28 minute ride across the bay. We then headed south on 20 till we got to 8 then over to 101. Then down 101 till we reached Astoria which in at the mouth of the big Columbia River. As we crossed the river we saw at least 6 large barges anchored just off shore of Astoria. The ride down was mostly uneventful as the road was good, paved two lane with a speed limit mostly set at 55 and we had moderate traffic. We did go thru the town of Sheldon, WA. Sheldon is known for Christmas trees and oysters. From Nov 1 thru Dec 15 about 3 million Christmas trees will be shipped from Sheldon.

We had a light supper. I enjoyed the hot tub for a few minutes and now getting ready for bed.

So ended Day 47. Tomorrow on down U. S. 101.