We found the WSHS 125 Cache at Chinook School. We found a library cache in Ilwaco and then
checked in at the Chautauqua Lodge in Long Beach. I was able to get a suite on the 3rd
floor. Clean and reasonably priced (used the password). Christopher had a bedroom and
bathroom. I had a bathroom, kitchen,
dining area, living room and bedroom combination with a view of the Pacific
Ocean. We had lunch at
the nearby Lightship Restaurant. We solved the multi and
mystery caches in preparation for the next day and found a few more caches. We attended the Pirate's Pizza Event in the
evening. It was a warm September day but
by evening I knew the weather was changing - and not for the better. I saw the Harvest Moon from the room balcony.
September 17th - It was a very blustery morning. We stopped at McDonalds in Long Beach for
breakfast. We found 33 of the 40 CDS caches. tumbleweed2 cached half the day with Corvette Kent, Cache
Finder 6000 and Sheppard4, then hopped in the back seat of my car for the
afternoon/evening caching with Christopher and I. I stopped at the
Chinook Country Store at 6:15pm for sandwiches which we ate at a picnic table
at Fort Columbia State Park. We got back
to the Event at the Chautauqua Lodge in Long Beach very late but just in
time to get a couple pieces of the delicious chocolate cake.
September 18th - I ate the other half of my sandwich for breakfast. I stopped at McDonalds for Christopher's breakfast at
8:00am. We found the seven remaining
geocaches for the CDS Event. We headed
east on Hwy 4. We stopped in Grays River
at Duffy's Irish Pub for lunch.
Fascinating place. I had a great
time this weekend however Christopher did not enjoy the trip. I like traveling alone as I only got to please myself.
"But it's all right now, i learned my lesson well.
You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself" - Ricky Nelson's "Garden Party"
"But it's all right now, i learned my lesson well.
You see, ya can't please everyone, so ya got to please yourself" - Ricky Nelson's "Garden Party"
