8-11-18

This is the wooden road to Pier 39 in Astoria.  Gary actually wanted to drive our truck over it.  Many others had done it but I was skeptical.  We decided to park on the shore side and walk over and I was so glad!  You could see all kinds of cracks and termite damage on the way.  One man pulled over and asked us if we wanted a ride.  We politely declined and I told him he was braver than I.

About twenty sea lions were barking on a pier across the water and they were surprisingly loud.

Pier 39 was kind of a mess.  We went to see the Bumblebee Tuna Canning Museum but it was tiny and not too organized. 

The Astoria Ferry was moored outside.  We're not sure where it goes.

We tried to visit the Museum of Whimsy but it was closed again.  I found its Facebook page and posted about the erratic hours and got an answer.  It will be open tomorrow they promise, and they want to meet us when we arrive.

Tonight was advertised as the Second Saturday Art Walk so we drove into town to see what was going on.  We couldn't find it.  We drove up and down the three main streets but didn't see a thing.  So we headed back to the TrailBayser, picked up another amazing prawn dinner from the food cart and settled in for the night.