Our second day in Portland we went to the beach, or the Coast as they say in Oregon. The coast there is absolutely beautiful. We tried to make it out early so we could catch low tide and be able to see the starfish and sea anemones on the rocks, but we didn't make it in time. It was still beautiful though. Carl loves anything and everything to do with marine life, so he had a blast.

We took one detour on our way to get a glimpse of the largest Sitka Spruce in the United States. Here's Carl standing next to it.




I don't have any pictures ot if, but we finished off our day at the Tillamook Cheese Factory. Carl took an aptitude test a few months ago, and the results showed that he's destined to be a cheese maker. So I had to show him the factory. I had no idea he'd be so enthralled. We had to stay forever. I've been there many times and taken lots of people, but never anyone as interested as Carl. It was quite entertaining. What's even more funny is that we drove by the Bluebell factory the other day on the way to Anna's wedding, and Carl wanted to stop. Then we were eating some M&Ms and he mentioned that he'd love to see where they make them. I may begin to wish I had never taken him to Tillamook because I am not one for tours, and it appears that we may have to take a few some time in the future.