On the road down south

Left Seattle today, and after some difficulty acquiring our Hertz rental car.  Travelled south on Interstate Route 5, which is a very fast moving  freeway.  At Olympia we escaped to Route 101 which took us to the coast and a very picturesque drive along a good freeway without much traffic.  This brought us to a town called "Seaside" in Oregon where we had pre-booked a suite at the Rivertide Suites - a great location and a perfect suite if staying for more than one night.  Good kitchen, washing machine and dryer, dishwasher, and good facilities which a traveller would otherwise not expect.

Took a walk to the beach (white sand!) and then to a very good restaurant for dinner.

Tomorrow morning we leave to travel further down the west coast.

Many bridges on the way down south from Seattle.

This is Seaside which is a popular vacation location on the west coast.

The beach at Seaside.  Note the fog rolling in as it does from the Pacific Ocean.

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This is where we are staying tonight. See the widows viewing area at the top. This is where the fishermen's wives would wait and watch to see their husbands' fishing boats return after weeks out on the ocean.  Many did not return so it has become common to call these watching areas "widows  windows".

The fog rolls in from the west (view from our balcony).   Hope we get to see more beautiful views as we cruise down the coast!