April 22, 2006

• We finally got sunshine and blue sky today.  It wasn't extremely warm due to some wind, but it was still beautiful.  And we made the most of it.  We headed out to get my morning Dew from the store (a mile away).  We thought we'd just come right back home.  Instead we ended up in Neah Bay.  We stopped at a beach and played for a long time.   Then we drove the rest of the way to Neah Bay just cause we could.  Once we got there we decided it was still too nice to go home so we introduced the kiddos to Cape Flattery.

  
  

  But first the beach we played on.   The wind made for some splendicious waves.  I climbed out over some rocks to get closer to the waves, and was trying to snap the picture just as the wave came up--completely oblivious to the fact that Ricky joined the picture.  As it is I kinda like it--it looks like he's enjoying them too.  LOL  Ricky btw is our purebred mutt.  We acquired him from one of Rob's coworkers.  They were told he was a cockapoo.  He's not.  We have no idea what he is, although we suspect he has some beagle in him.

  
  

   

  
  

  Our dogs are becoming increasingly spoiled and sneak in the car whenever possible.    I'm constantly amazed that Achi likes the water.  I've never had a chihuahua with so much spunk.   There usual rather timid little wusses.  But she trapes through tide pools, and has a great time.  LOL  She's posing in this picture with Kaylin and Jamari.  They were busy watching Samuel--who was rather challenging the waves.

  
  

   

  
  

  He jumped from rock to rock out onto a rock in about knee deep water.   We all thought he was kinda goofy.  But I couldn't protest too much, as I had already gone wading to take pictures of the waves.  LOL   And just for the record the Pacific Ocean around here is FREEEEEEZING!!!

  
  

                                               

  
  

  He of course decided not to jump on the way back, and instead jumped into the water--which is when we found out he was a wee bit deeper then he thought he was.  *snigger*  Boys like to get wet.  Actually Rainee was the first one to get wet.  She was climbing on a creek culvert and fell into the creek from about four feet up.  It broke her fall quite nicely, and resulted in a complete change of clothes.    I was glad we were able to mishmash something together, because little did we know the day was just starting.  LOL

  
  

  After Samuel's adventure we headed back to the van, and headed west.  Cape Flattery is the northwestern tip of the continental U.S.  Its also intensely beautiful.  There are amazing vista's of sea caves in two directions, and Tatoosh Island at the tip of the cape.

  
  

   

  
  

  Tatoosh Island was originally a summer village for the Makah Indians.  (The cape is on the Neah Bay reservation.)  And then the light house.  The lighthouse is no longer running, but it sure is spectacular.  I've spent several hours online on other days learning about its history.  Fun reading.  Especially as I realized I knew some of the descendants of the original lighthouse keeper. 

  
  

   

  
  

  My camera was being rather ditzy--its got some little malfunction issues.  And didn't do justice to the sea caves.  This is the best one I have--but it hardly does them  justice.  They are gigantic, and awe inspiring.  I call them pirate caves, cause I can just imagine pirates hiding there booty in there. 

  
  

   

  
  

  The hike was fairly strenuous--as the trail was extremely rough, and muddy.  It wasn't long mile wise, just nasty climbing up and down wet boardwalk steps, and through big piles of mud where there wasn't boardwalk.  We all were troopers though, and admitted we will come back again, and again.  I've been coming here for a long time after all.

  
  

  All in all it was a gorgeous day, and I'm glad we had the sun to enjoy it in. 

  
  

   

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