Cape Disappointment, Washington, Aug. l9, 20, 21

Hi friends, What a delightful place this is! We arrived on Thursday and explored the area. The campground is called Disappointment campground. It is on a beautiful beach which I explored extensively. I almost killed myself the first day walking everywhere. The Cape got its name Disappointment because the explorer (I can't remember his name), explored the area thoroughly and found that it was not on the mouth of the Columbia River like he thought it would be, so hence the name, Disappointment. This area is also called the graveyard of the Mississippi because of the rocks. Many ships were sunk here and they have a record of all the shipwrecks. Very interesting! We drove the whole peninsula and found little seaside towns and I especially loved the yarn store on the beach. George took the jeep on the beach because he is a little boy and loves off-roading and whenever he sees an opportunity, he takes it.
Saturday we chartered a boat with 10 other people and went salmon fishing. We caught our first North Pacific salmon. Tradition in Washington is, when you catch your first salmon, you have to have a picture kissing the fish. We had such a good time! We started out slow but the boat ended up limiting. We had most of it vacuum sealed and will have our first fresh salmon dinner tomorrow. I can't wait! Our little freezer in our motor home is stuffed with salmon. Such a problem! We had a wonderful three days in Cape Disappointment and was not disappointed at all. We loved every breathtaking moment. Love you all. See you in Oregon tomorrow.