It was supposed to be 100 F today, so we decided to get out of town to somewhere cooler. Vista Park on the Columbia River turned out to be just right in the mid-80's with strong winds. Even the water was warm. We settled down on the biggest stretch of beach we could find, but within an hour the tide had come up and chased us out. In the meantime, the girls had a fun time jumping the good-sized waves, jumping the sand cliffs and finding all kinds of washed-up things. Tor was content to sit in small pools of water and splash and dig. After that, we spent a few minutes at the playground which the girls had been begging to go to. We finished with some popsicles from the country store.
Next, we took off for the Puget Island Ferry, and were lucky enough to be the last car on. The kids were excited to get out and walk around (the ferry is small, holding only 12 cars), so they got to see everything in less than a minute. On the Oregon side, we stopped by Bundy's in Clatskanie for dinner at their picnic tables, and the kids wanted to lay down while they ate, they were so tired. It ended up being a nice, relaxing trip for everyone.
