Ocean Breezes and a Special Guest

Moving on from the shores of the Columbia River, our next stop was at the Ocean Breeze K/M Resort at Ocean City, Washington, another of the ROD parks along our route. This was a lovely RV resort with spacious sites nestled in a heavily forested setting. We only stayed for three nights, very short by our new standards in retirement, just long enough to fill a gap in our reservations at our next stop up the coast.

Our route around the Olympic Peninsula

We were very excited about our stay here because my mom, Marta, was joining us on our travels around the Olympic Peninsula. Our last visit with mom was about a year ago during our travels through Iowa and we were really looking forward to seeing her again. Mom had booked a flight from Des Moines, Iowa, to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SeaTac), arriving about 9 PM on the day after we arrived in Ocean City. I met her at SeaTac and brought her back to camp, about a six-hour round trip from Ocean City.

We had one more full day at Ocean City so we took mom on a long drive down the coast to Astoria and back. Mom enjoyed crossing over the soaring Astoria bridge and spending some time along the Columbia River. This was her first visit to the Olympic Peninsula and she really seemed to enjoy the scenery along the way.  Continue reading →