Hanging around Shortsands Beach

Yesterday we headed to short sands beach, recommended to us by surfer friends for good surf. Didn't bring a board and wetsuit, but will try remedy that today.

The walk down to the beach is wonderful and well maintained. It's an easy 1/4 mile hike from the parking lot. Shortsands opens from the old growth forest wonderfully like the entrance to heaven. Definitely worth the stop over if you ever make it to the Oregon coast.

Watson, Milo, Milena, and Nico had a wonderful time playing in the waves (Watson has no fear of 54 degree water), digging in the mud and exploring the caves around the area.

Manzanita, Oregon Coast

We're currently in Manzanita on the Oregon coast. We're renting a house with two other families (Kinast, Irmler/Taylors). They're the same people we go camping with and to Port Wooden in Port Townsend on Christmans. Since we don't see enough of them we figured we'd also need a vacation rental with these folks.

So far so good, the weather is really nice. It's been warm and the beach is nice. There hasn't been good enough of a surf yet to hit the waves, but I am hoping for today or tomorrow!

Yesterday we decided to hike up Mount Neakahnie. There is lore around the mountain of pirate booty hidden somewhere around the mountain. And in fact, there was a ship loaded with bee's wax that hit the ground in the area, and as recently as a couple of years ago hikers have found bee's wax on the mountain. Here are some pics of the hike:

Arne visits

Der Herr. Hair Herr, Frima Heir. Er diente im Heer.

Und er hat uns mit seinem Besuch bedacht. Er wurde im Racketball besiegt, im Fahrradfahren ueberholt, wie es so muss. Leider konnte er nicht an der Lambretta mithelfen.

Aber es war fun, soulnighter mit den Scooter Jungs, im Croc in Belltown mit hunderten von Leuten. Mit den Raedern und den Kids nacht Greenlake gefahren und krumme Saltos vom Dreier gemacht.

Und natuerlich hat der Herr auf dem Sofa gechlafen. Hier fuer das Portrait:

Watson said...

Papa:"Warum ist denn dein Kopf so nass?"

Watson:"Ich habe auf dem head ge-sweated, also habe ich ein bischen water auf es ge-dumped."

Watson said...

Watson: "What if I go to school and everyone has the *slime flu*?

Milo said...

We're walking back from Dahl Playfield.

Milo:"guck mal, dieses gummiwuermchen ist eine schlange, und ich bin eine reticulated python die sie isst."

Ich:"Du magst schlangen, oder?"

Milo:"Ja, ich mag sie."

Ich:"Und welche ist deine lieblingsschlange?"

Milo:"Die reticulated Python."

Ich:"Warum nicht die King Cobra?"

Milo:"Cobras muessen ihre Beute einfach nur beissen, und die ist tot und sie koennen sie essen. Reticulated pythons muessen mehr time and effort machen [indem sie die Beute erst erwuergen]."

I am not so sure what to think about this fascination with gruesome death!

Then, in Milo's homework:

He drew an Aligator with big teeth. One of the questions was:

Why do you like this animal?

Milo:"Because of its sharp teeth. it doesn't use them to slice things, but rather to rip."

Watson and Milo said...

Milo:"When I am in heaven, I will have an iPod touch, a macbook air, and a desktop computer."

Watson:"When will you be in heaven?"

Milo:"I will probably be in heaven 3 years before you."

Watson:"Will you wait for me in heaven?"

Milo:"Yeah, I'll wait for you in heaven. I definitely won't come back to earth as a ghost and haunt people or anything."