Had a very fun weekend with the "Paint Ladies" at a house we rented in Rockaway. The best thing about it was the temperature! Leaving the Grove on Friday which was a stifling 102 degrees and arriving in Tillamook at 68 degrees was heaven! Saturday and Sunday never got over 64 degrees, it was foggy and sweatshirt weather. I think everybody from the Portland metro area arrived in Seaside on Sunday, it was complete traffic gridlock and wall to wall people on the boardwalk. Everybody was thinking the same thing . . . It's only an hour or hour and a half drive to get there, sooo worth it on a very hot weekend. As the gals and I were wandering around I noticed things that can be found at most all Oregon beach towns. See if you agree:
- A fantastic bakery where great pastries and breads can be found.
- Caramel Corn or Kettle Corn being freshly made with the smell drifting into the streets.
- Tacky gift shops - that sell things made with shells that were never meant to be made with shells.
- Tshirt Stores - with a big selection of shirts, screen printed with all kinds of topics on them.
- Arcade someplace in town.
- Every restaurant makes their own version (whether good or bad) of clam chowder.
- Espresso stands - by the record numbers in each town.
- Cheesy hotels that charge outrageous rates for their rooms.
- Kite shops
- Funky little taverns downtown that locals hang out in.
- Every Oregon beach town HAS to have a Myrtle wood store.
- Surf shop
- Pig n' Pancake (yeah!)
- Whale watching pullout, stop, area, viewpoint, lookout, etc.
That's why we love it so much!
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