Depoe Bay to Cannon Beach August 4

We start out with good intentions of a morning hike to Munson Creek Falls just south of Tillamook and are disappointed to find a sign at the turn off stating: "No trailer turnaround". We have no other choice but to get back on the highway and continue to our next stop. Boo Hoo.

The Tillamook Air Museum is nothing much compared to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum which the kids have recently visited, BUT today is our lucky day because the air museum is hosting a vintage car show. Brokaw and Sean are instantly drawn in. Anna and Nana are good sports and there is a gift shop.

All of these vehicles, (planes, helicopters, and cars) are housed in an enormous hangar. We investigate them all. Sean chooses his favorite, a snazzy bright blue Corvette. Good taste, young man!

Cars in the Hangar

Checking Out the Red One

Sean's Favorite

And Airplanes Too

It is sweltering today. Upper 90's or more. We stop at the Farmer's Market in Tillamook looking for something fresh in the vegetable department. Nice little walk-around but so hot and nothing too enticing. We do purchase a Marion berry tart for dessert later. We don't know it at the time, but when Anna climbs back into the truck, (that's one small step for man, one giant leap for a small girl), she leaves a flip flop in the gutter. This will result in a concentrated and protracted search of the trunk cab over the course of the evening. No luck.

Our plan is to stop next at the Tillamook Cheese Factory. Everyone else has the same plan. The parking lot is brim-full of vehicles parked head to head like sardines in a can. We find a spot to leave the Airstream; then endure the hot sun and the blistering blacktop as we make our way to the air conditioned cheese complex. All the people from all those vehicles are forming lines for ice cream cones, because this place not only produces cheese it generates ice cream. We take a moment or two to observe the packaging of what looks like blocks of cheddar. We walk through the exhibits and then do what everyone else is doing. Brokaw finds the shortest line and we order up big scoops of our favorite flavors. They are generous. Just the right amount of refreshment to get us back to the truck and contentedly on our way again.

Moooo

Tillamook Express

Cheese in Progress

Cannon Beach and the Pacific Ocean cool us down. Brokaw and the kids take a beach walk while Nana organizes dinner. Safely in camp for the night. . .this will be our last night in Oregon.