The view was great, we could see the pilot boats meeting the ships out in the Columbia channel to exchange pilots. The first day we were there, we saw a Coast Guard UH-60 pick someone up off of one of the ships.
Friday night was pretty low-key: Papa Murphy's pizza and hanging out until bedtime.
After breakfast on Saturday, we headed for the Astoria Column. It is 120' high, and 165 steps up to the top. We were there about three weeks before this guy parachuted off the Column and was subsequently arrested.
Both Abby and Libby climbed up and down the entirety of the column by themselves, (well, with some hand-holding.) Abby was working herself up in to a little panic, but managed to calm down. Libby, as usual, was fearless.
Leaving the column, we headed for the Astoria Riverfront Trolley. You can pick it up anywhere, but we headed down to the end of the line, near where the cruise ships dock, to ride it the whole way. The trolley is almost 100 years old, and it is really neat to see it still working.
At the end of the line, everyone gets up, lifts up on the seat-back, and shifts it to the other side of the seat, then sits down again, facing the other way. The trolley is now ready to head back the way it came.
On Sunday, Abby, Eric and I headed to the Columbia River Maritime Museum, while Kricket, Libby, Kathleen, Kiera, and Nicole took a self guided "Goonies" tour. If you've never been to the Maritime Museum, and will be in Astoria for 2-3 hours, you should do it. It is a great experience.
The girls were able to locate the Goonies house, and the jail from the movie.
After lunch, we headed to the Fort Clatsop, where there is a replica Lewis & Clark's camp where they spent the winter, (1805-06.)
We had a great weekend, and are tentatively planning a return trip next year, as there was so much more to see and do that we didn't get to this year.
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