All Good Things Come to an End - Summer Vacation Part 3

So, our last day became a day for Dad, because he had followed me everywhere I wanted to go, and a day for teenage girls because a trip to the Oregon Coast isn't as exciting as a trip to Disneyland. Early that morning, Trent, the twins, and I went to the free crabbing docks to check out the situation. Trent had read all about crabbing. He had watched many youtube videos to see how it was done. He had been planning this since we decided to go. So, he went to check on the rentals of the traps. When he came back, the best option was to rent a small skiff and take three pots out into the bay. 

Adri didn't want to have anything to do with us floating around in a boat that we knew nothing about with raw meat as bait catching critters that she had no interest in eating. She stayed back to man the house. But, Trent, Kenna, Katy, and I donned our life jackets, our three frozen mink carcasses, and our little motor driven skiff and headed into the bay. We had a blast. It was a stretching experience for many of us. I had to tie dead, frozen mink to crabbing pots. Katy had to keep her toes and fingers out of the way of the snapping crabs. McKenna had to "drive" us around the bay. And Trent, the skipper of this operation, had to teach us all what to do while staying within the legal rules of the crabbing industry. We caught about thirty crabs, but only one of them was big enough and a male. We kept it for awhile so Katy could play with it. But, then, since we only had one, we released it as we headed into the dock. It was great fun and possibly one of the best memories of the whole trip.

These are the seals that laze on the sand bar all day long. We loved watching them here and swimming in the water.

After crabbing, we did what teenage girls like to do - SHOPPING. We went to the Tanger Outlets in Lincoln City. It was a really long drive but, we got some delicious salt water taffy to hold us all together. We were tired. I think everyone was happy. But, I had to squeeze one more thing in. We stopped at Seal Rock again, since it was low tide, to check out the tide pools again. The tide wasn't out nearly as far as before but we did find some great sea creatures. It was also quite cold. We didn't stay very long and Adri and Trent were back at the car. I think they had seen all the starfish and sea anemone that they could stand.

Back at the house, we got everything packed up and ready for a very long trip back to Idaho. Our vacation had come to an end. Early the next morning, we bid farewell to the ocean, the beach, the lush green forests, and vacation. We drove along US 20 on the way home. It was absolutely beautiful, again, until we got on the east side of the mountains. Then it looked like Idaho and I knew we were back. 

We had a great time together. Built many memories. And laughed our heads off at times. I am so grateful that we had this chance to vacation again.

Life is Good - And Oregon is my favorite place in the world (right now)!