Gone Coastal- Day 4- Part 1

 Day 5- started out with an early morning walk around the cute B&B we were staying at in Arch Cape.

Then we walked across the street to take a morning beach walk.

I had told Mike that it would be really fun to hunt for some sand dollars and hopefully see some star fish hanging to the rocks that washed in during high tide.  He assured me those most likely wouldn't happen. But low and behold, the morning sand dollar hunt was a success! 

No starfish yet, but we did find a crab in the little lagoon leftover by the tide.  After a very delicious breakfast back and the B&B, we decided to check out the nearby town of Cannon Beach and the famous Haystack Rock that resides there as well as the Tillamook Lighthouse, or Terrible Tilley.   We took a long walk along this beach and discovered some cool anemones and sea caves and got as close to Tilley as possible for some pics. 

 And low and behold! We also ran into my other wish list item. A starfish clinging to the rock. Mike tried to pry it off. Turns out those things are tougher than they look!

After a brief walk around town, we decided on a coastline drive to take in some more scenery and maybe one more beach.  We ended up going as far as Rockaway Beach. Such a cute little town/beach.  We spent some time there playing in the sand and then just sitting and enjoying the ocean a while before heading back.   

After this we headed back into Seaside for some dinner and gelato and one last visit to the town before heading back to the B&B for a little rest sunset.