Chasing seagulls you can never reach...

Thursday June 8th

I stayed in Seaside last night. The weather has not been cooperating, but it’s wonderful all the same. I spent the morning walking around town in the rain. I got to take Koya to the ocean for the first time. Watching him run in the water, running from the waves and chasing seagulls that he could never reach, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him happier.

I decided to head to Cannon Beach, wanting to see a little more of 101, the Pacific Coast Scenic Byway.

I drove by a sign to Arcadia Beach and decided to stop for a little bit, which turned into hours. I climbed up one of the rocky cliffs, and my crazy dog joined me. I swear sometimes he really does think he’s a mountain goat. I met some other dog owners and they recommended a pet-friendly place to stay farther down the coast called the Surfside in Rockaway, Or.

I got a room on the ocean, open on two sides with the most incredible view and then found a little place to get something to eat. I was seriously hungry, not having eaten all day. I had an amazing crab lunch at Sharky's overlooking the water for $13!.

In the evening, I went for an hour long run on the beach, glad even when the rain came.