Last week, we went to the ocean by way of Tillamook. We stopped off at the cheese factory there and saw more cheese and dairy products in an hour than is probably consumed in all of Asia in a year! I got to eat curds for the first time [squeak! squeak!]. Then we went to the Pacific Ocean, where the original intent was to just relax at the beach. However being the curiosity seeker i am, i rolled my pants up and started wading. GOOD GOD ! "Cold" barely describes how it felt. Within seconds my feet were numb. Eventually i'd get my legs wet while trying to get shots of the starfish and anemones and my legs would go numb as well.

I've changed the navigation for this gallery, but time permitting, i'm hoping to add the usual commentary and nav buttons [next, back, home] in due time. Thank you for your patience.

-shelly.

01 :: Scott and Alicia at the Tillamook Cheese Factory. Say Cheese !
02 :: Scott, Alicia and Shake outside the Tillamook Cheese Factory
03 :: A deserted house with a slough and bulkhead
04 :: A view of an inlet
05 :: A view of the Ocean
06 :: Another view from the town, Tsunami sign
07 :: A view of the Ocean, from the beach
08 :: Algae growing on the beach
09 :: Algae growing on the beach, 2
10 :: Alicia staring at the ocean
11 :: A large piece of driftwood
12 :: A large piece of driftwood, another angle
13 :: Mister Miyagi is proud of me
14 :: Scott and i and the driftwood
15 :: Alicia and Shake at the driftwood
16 :: Another view of the Ocean
17 :: Another view of the Ocean
18 :: Scott and Alicia revisit the Titanic
19 :: Orange starfish
20 :: Clumps of mussels
21 :: Starfish, mussels, anemones
22 :: Clumps of Starfish
23 :: Starfish, anemone
24 :: Another orange Starfish
25 :: Standing on the Beach
26 :: Algae colony on rock face
27 :: Pebbles in the returning water
28 :: Leaving the Ocean
29 :: Some REAL family values fun
30 :: zen.