Leaving Long Beach

The past few days have been spectacular here at Long Beach Washington, with blue skies and good kite winds.

One of the unique things about Washington beaches is that they are part of the state highway system and you can drive on many of them. There are places where you can drive for miles, often with few other cars or people around.



Driving on the beaches around Long Beach is easy because they are wide and flat with no rocks. Having a 4WD vehicle helps, but we have seen regular passenger cars and even RVs on the sand. The main thing to watch out for is the tide, which has trapped many unwary tourists.

Today we are finally leaving Long Beach and heading north to the Olympic Peninsula and then across to Victoria BC on the ferry from Port Angeles. We will lose the wireless high-speed Internet access we have enjoyed here and I don't know when we will be able to update this blog again, but stay tuned.