Friday 30 September 2016

Photo Time Garibaldi to Columbia River Bar (Ilwaco)

Leaving Garibaldi
North of Tillamook entrance


Looking south after exiting Tillamook
Today's goal

2850 rpm, toolin' along

Cape Falcon

Hand steering - yawn...


Tillamook Head

Mt. St. Helens

Looking south - lots of "stuff" behind us
Columbia River Bar, The Holy Grail, entrance, north side.  It's a HUGE entrance.

Traffic exiting

Traffic entering

Welcoming committee, heavy current

Columbia River bar, north jetty looking back after entering between the jetties

Clouds gathering


Looking south, seems wide open

Fishing in the tide rip

G "11" entrance to Ilwaco Channel

Inside Ilwaco Channel looking southwest

Into Ilwaco Channel, this sand bar exposed completely when we left two days later

Coast Guard Station, Cape Disappointment - this is the training station for heavy bar learning experience

Sand Island to starboard, still Oregon, looks like The California Delta



Washington to port



Entering Ilwaco



Empty slips all signed: "Occupied"
Very thin finger dock







Stu's clam chowder!!!
Considering what to order for dinner

Edgar Alan Poe

Englund's for the autopilot repair - no luck here

Historical plaque



Main Street and Main Street



Drop your pants here

Harbor while talking to Ken Heyman

Old Town Ilwaco

The Post Office where I mailed the autopilot to Dan in Durango, Colorado
Our "friends" on the Ocean Alexander

Thursday 29 September 2016

Photo Time Cape Lookout to Garibaldi (Tillamook)

Cape Lookout

Coamers lasted all night


Sunset
Leaving Cape Lookout, just north of
Cape Meares




Tillamook entrance



Garibaldi transient dock

John's truck

Laundry in the rain

Drying out


Looking east


Clever boat name

Garibaldi from our slip borrowed from Ken, see the "G?"

Aquatender in the H2O

Choo choo

Donated old life jackets, goodbye to old pot



Two locomotives - never did photo the steam locomotive