Hoquiam River RV Park, Hoquiam, WA:  After doing a grocery run we headed north up the coast.  Yesterday we drove inland to Quinault Lake and environs.  Today we stuck to the coastal road.  This was a much prettier drive than we expected.  One beach resort after another all the way up the coast.  The most impressive of these was Ocean Shores.  This rather large community was well laid out—with a four-lane road separated by a large grassy area.  So traffic ran smoothly.  And there was every conceivable restaurant, a hardware store, several grocery stores, a mall, a cinema, a convention center and a huge casino.  You could rent mopeds, four-runners, kayaks, and even horses. Deer were roaming around everywhere.  We drove onto the beach and headed north on the beach for a while.  I’m not a proponent of driving on the beach, but it wasn’t too bad.  The beach was broad and beautiful, but what good is it?  You can’t swim in the ocean, or even lay on the beach.  The temperature was a scant 60.  But of course some do.  Had a late lunch farther up the coast at Mill 109 in Seabrooke, WA. On the way home we stopped at a fruit stand and picked up some more Rainier cherries and some blackberries. Back to our RV park and relaxed the rest of the evening.  I finished a great book, “The Great Train Robbery” by Michael Chrichton.  A great story of a huge train robbery pulled off with great aplomb by a cheeky and ballsy fellow in Victorian England.  And a true story!  Would make a great movie.  Just started “Bridges of Madison County”.  64 today and mostly cloudy. Well, we are in a rain forest after all.

Washington beach near Queets.

Mill 109--great place for lunch.