Well the weather saved the best day for our last day on the beach. Both Mike and I took turns running on the beach and I could tell that it was going to be a beautiful morning. I could see blue sky peeking its way out of the clouds. By the time we got the kids ready to play at the beach it was warm and sunny. We spent a couple of hours just playing in the sand and building sand castles. Abby wasn't content unless she could play in the water. She is completely drawn to the water and waves. Eventually we convinced her that playing in the sand was just as much fun. Since this was the first time in the sand she didn't know quite what to do with it at first. At the park with the bark she is used to brushing it off her hands. After realizing that it was ok to have it on her hands she finally started to enjoy it. The boys would build her little sand castles away from their creations so she would not destroy them. Eventually she found the moat around the sand castles appealing and we finally just let her have her way. Thank goodness for some great sun!
We were a little sad to pack up and leave but knew there was still some fun ahead of us. As major Goonies fans we planned on visiting Ecola State Park and Astoria to hit all of the classic spots from the 1985 Goonies movie. We stopped first at Ecola State Park right next to Cannon Beach and the view was so spectacular. This was also the spot where the Goonies looked through the dabloon with the sea stacks in the background. The Lighthouse Lounge where the Fratellis were living was also errected here just for the movie. On the way out of the park we spotted the road the boys biked up.
In Astoria we had fun posing in front of the Goonies house and the County Jail. Mike even did the truffle shuffle in front of the house and I walked across the street to the blue supermarket with my umbrella just like Rosalita in the movie. What a blast!
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