I was eager to get out of that gas station parking lot. I turned on the car, and started driving at 6:15AM. It was still very dark, and I was still very tired. The reason we didn't just drive farther than Arcata was because we wanted to see the Redwoods in daylight. I pulled off twice, once at a beach, and once at a gas station, to pass the time waiting for the sun to come up. We drove up this cliffside, and decided to descend the side of it to get down to the ocean. It was one of those scary tide-could-come-in-at-anytime-and-kill-us places. It was probably a stupid idea, but also a very cool one. There was a small cave in a giant boulder that was even with the tide when we got there. I wanted to explore it, but I also didn't want to die. We left about a half hour later, and it was just in time. When we got back up to the top, we could see where we had been walking was now covered with ocean. Cool!
OH! OH! WE SAW SOME ELK!
Hungry bellies lead us to a small town called Klamath for breakfast. It was yummy and decently priced. I love love love the fresh seafood! I can't get enough.
Along the way, Arlo and I went off on a hiking trail near a giant statue of Paul Bunyan and his blue ox, Babe. Very pretty and Jurassic-like. I was waiting with my camera for giant velociraptors to jump out in front of me.
We stopped again at another beach, and had fun running from the tide as it crashed in. The waves here are huge! Love it.
A couple thrift stores and towns later, we ended up here in Grants Pass, OR. Oregon has been rainy and a bit colder than California. This town is nice and clean, just like our hotel room. It's such a treat now - hotels are. Going without makes you appreciate things so much more when you have them, no matter if it's by choice or necessity.
The rest of the night is to be filled with updating pictures, blogging, and enjoying the amenities of the hotel. Yesssssss
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