Tuesday 14 July

I left the campground around 6:30ish and stopped for breakfast in the only restaurant in Chinook. I had a fresh crab, bacon, Swiss cheese quiche. It was excellent! Along the road to get to the bridge that crossed the Columbia river, a few pictures.

this is the Washington end of the bridge

the middle of the bridge 

The Oregon end of the bridge

The bridge is 4.2 miles long. A single lane of traffic in both directions with almost no shoulder. It was suggested I get to the bridge and cross it early.

This was taken from the Oregon Side

There was construction on the bridge near where the road reached the apex. The road was down to one lane. As I got to the construction area I was the last vehicle through so when I got past the construction area I could stop, catch my breath, and take a picture.

Once I got off the bridge there was a little coffee shop where I got a cup of coffee and bagel. I was to Astoria early, my motel room wasn't ready so I went to the Maritime Museum. A very interesting place. It covered the history of the Columbia river and the shipwrecks in the area. The history of the Coast Guard in the area and development of rescue boats. 

Steve and Barb Watts drove down from Oregon City. We spent the afternoon walking around Astoria, had a good lunch at the Wet Dog Cafe we then rode the Astoria Riverfront Trolley. The trolly was built in 1913. Instead of overhead power the trolley had a separate car that contained a generator that supplied power to the trolley.