That Seals the Deal!

For the past several days, the weather has been great. Temperatures in the low 70's and mostly sunny. Dad had to go to Washington DC on Monday and Tuesday but was back on Tuesday evening. The house continues to go up very quickly and they expect to be done by the end of the first week of August. The windows are all in, the siding is on, the electrical, plumbing, gas, ductwork are all done. The insulation goes in on Tuesday and the sheetrock starts. The rock wall is mostly up on the north side of the house. We get more excited everytime we go and look at it.

On Friday night, we drove two and a half hours to Newport, Oregon and spent the night. Newport is on the coast and south of Portland. We got up early and headed to the beach. It was a little overcast and cool but we went for a nice hike on the beach.

We then went to the science center and saw some urchins, anemones, starfish, sea cucumbers and an octopus.

Initially we planned to go to the aquarium but decided to go back to the beach.  The water was a bit cold but Hannah didn't seem to mind. We waded a bit but mostly watched her in the water.

We then move Yaquinta Park. It is a National Park. You have to pay a "Day Fee" to get in so initially we weren't going to go. We decided to bite the bullet and went in late afternoon. It was a fantastic experience. The best place we have ever been in Oregon. We were able to see the lighthouse and to go to the "Cobblestone Beach" and watch seals. We hiked to the top of the hill for a breathtaking view of the bay. The pictures below show some of what we saw.

The seals were fun to watch and they kept getting closer. We finally had to leave and head home. We were going to eat at Georgie's Seafood restaurant but the wait was too long and it was already 7:30 with a 2 and one half hour drive home. We went to a burger joint and had a great meal and headed home. We arrived home after 11:00pm.

Mom was sustained as the Seminary Teacher today at church. That's all for now.