• Around the World in 180 Days
    Astoria port
    Public artThe trolley to downtown AstoriaSeasideStatue of Lewis and ClarkSeaside main dragCannon beach and Haystack RockCannon Beach main dragAdorablePublic art

    Astoria, Oregon

    July 10, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Our final port before we return to San Francisco on Wednesday morning. 😩 Hard to believe our journey is ending and that we’ve been on board for 177 days!

    We’ve never been to Oregon before so decided to take a ship excursion as a last hurrah to visit two seaside towns: Seaside and Cannon Beach. The excursion wasn’t leaving until 1 p.m. so we had a bit of time to explore the port area of Astoria before joining the tour. It was a grey, drizzly day but not cold, about 19 degrees.

    The area near the port was relatively barren save for a trolley to downtown and a few pieces of public art. Seaside was much livelier. It’s a family resort town with lots of activities and souvenir shops. Its claim to fame is that it’s the spot Lewis and Clark ended their expedition before returning east.

    The town of Cannon Beach was far more quaint and scenic. The beach itself has a landmark called Haystack Rock, a 235-foot tall sea stack and the third-tallest such intertidal structure in the world. And the sun came out when we got to the town which made it all the lovelier.    Read more