6/26/17 - Day 16

The thing about the fog is that with it often comes this drizzly stuff that just gets everything wet. That's what we woke up to.  Not exactly spirit lifting.  

 

Even with the drizzle I still managed to build a fire - kinda proud of myself!  

After awhile it started to clear a bit and there was this!

 

 

 

And this!

 

The kids happily rode their bikes around all the loops in the campgrounds checking for license plates from all over the country.  So far in the last 16 days we have seen vehicles from 31 different states!

Then, since we were traveling at a more leisurely pace, we had time to go to the nearby botanical gardens and stop and smell the roses.

 

The kids had a rousing game of hide-from-their-parents.  Can you spot the kid?

 

Caught the blue blur trying to get away.

 

Then I made them pose for a picture.   

The gardens used to be property of the Simpson family (not Marge and Homer), and there was one remaining building that was from around the 1900's.  The gardens were beautiful and we got our rose fix.  Lilly wanted me to make sure I reported that she smelled so many roses that her stomach hurt from all the strong smells!

After the gardens we continued north on 101 to our next destination - South Beach campground just south of Newport.  This was what we encountered on the way.

Our first big rainstorm in 16 days - thunder and lightning too!  By the time we got to the state park, we had passed through the rain and it was dry.  We rolled into our campsite, and guess who was waiting for us?  You guessed it.  Our old friends the mosquitoes!  Good thing it's laundry night AND movie night.  We decided to see Cars 3 in 3D, which was also good because it started drizzling - that Pacific Northwest drizzle.  Hard to believe we were in 100+ degree temps just a couple of days ago!  

Our plan for the morning is to call and check on the bug situation farther north along the coast and into Washington and make a final decision about our route home.