The Three Cape Loop

Last night while

sitting around the fire and chatting with Rod and Deb, we made a plan for today.  So, after a good night’s sleep in a really dark park, we were up this morning, had a walk around the park, gathered drinks and snacks and headed out…

Our adventure today started at

the Tillamook Cheese and Ice Cream Factory.  We took the self guided tour and saw

45 pound blocks of cheese being

cut and wrapped into smaller blocks.  While most of these are going to the grocery stores, some of them

found their way to the factory gift store.  Mark had a hard time deciding just which ones he wanted.  I think he tried to buy one of each.

After making our purchases, we decided to have lunch…where else but the

cafe at Tillamook.  And the choice was none other than

grilled cheese on sourdough and clam chowder.  Then, we treated ourselves to a visit in

the ice cream department.  And, if you thought the cheese decision was hard, you should have seen us

  trying to pick out an ice cream flavor.  We all made a choice, except Rod, and he

finally narrowed his choice to three flavors!

Okay, it is time to get out of this place before we have to have

fudge too.

Finally, we are off to drive the Three Cape Loop which started at

Cape Meares.  There were cliffs and a

lighthouse, and

an Octopus Tree that is 250 – 300 years old and measures 46 feet in circumference.

Moving South down 101, the next stop was Cape Lookout.  We watched

  a couple of guys wind surfing.   What a sport.  We made a stop at the Lookout State Park and quickly learned the sites were not large enough to accommodate us.  As, we were leaving there we saw

a park with lots of sand dunes.  There

this young man was having a great time.  Well, we can’t stay here and watch him any longer because we still have one stop on the loop.  And, that is at

Cape Kiwanda.  By the time we reached this stop, the air was getting really cool so we didn’t stay too long.  Other wise, we would have walked

down the beach to the tide pools or walked up the sand dunes.

So, it was back to 101…this time headed North back to the campground, but not before watching

the sun go down on another great adventure.