We are home. After 14 hours in the truck we arrived home at 10:00 last night. Ugghhh. Nothing pleasant about the trip home...nothing. It was back breaking...exhausting....nearly overwhelming. But, we are home.
On our last full day on vacation we lazed on the beach. It was relaxing. It was sunny and lovely, with a very slight ocean breeze. The Empress enjoyed building sand castles, chasing sea gulls, and floating her little boats in the stream. I read, T napped. In the end I sunburned my forehead and shins. Weird tan lines. We drove down to Newport for dinner. A fishing boat had run ashore on the beach and people were gathered watching the spectacle. After finally growing tired of watching no progress what so ever, we left for dinner. Apparently, at high tide a helicoptor pulled the boat off the shore and a tug pulled it out to sea. When we got back to the trailer we all showered, packed and prepared the trailer to move first thing in the morning.
Hmmmm, what to say about our vacation on the Oregon coast. In a word, fabulous. It was really our first real family vacation. It was such a joy watching the Empress experience new things, i.e. the ocean, the aquarium, the zoo...etc. Even when it was the three of us cramped in the trailer in the rain it was special. As a destination I would highly recommend the coast. As a mom I would definately give it high marks as well. Though I have been all over the world, the Oregon coast captured my heart like no other.
Julie, thanks for your thoughts about my Grandpa Taylor. On another note, however, I've been wondering why you don't become a professional writer. You really have a talent, you know, for saying things in such a lovely way. Think about it:)
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