Fourth of July Weekend

For the 4th of July we spent another delightful weekend camping, this time back to the Oregon Coast.



There were so many fun things to explore. Like rocks made of dinosaur stuff (I can't recall if this particular rock was made from dinosaur bones or dinosaur poop!)



Being the early risers that we are, we got to watch the fishing boats come in. The captain even invited Soren on this boat to see the stockpile of huge Tuna they'd just caught.



Soren is pointing at the highlight of that morning. A hungry sea lion who'd come in to scavenge the bits of tuna that the fishermen would throw out as they'd clean the fish.



Every time we drive through Florence, I always want to go out on the dune buggy rides.



So this time we did!



It was staggering how many miles of dunes there were to explore. And also how many additional places there were to help separate you from your money.



This was the first year that Soren was old enough to bother staying up for the fireworks. And truth be told, I couldn't tell you the last time I'd stayed up for fireworks either. Of course this entails quite a bit of waiting once you've secured your prime vista.



There were about a million other people killing time at the coffee shop too. But Soren seemed to think it was worth it because as he sipped his first bit of hot chocolate he said "Ah, nothing like a warm drink on a cold night." Like he's up on cold nights all the time!



But, it was fun.



And Soren was suitably impressed.