On Thursday, we started the day by visiting the Astoria Column, which stands on a hill above Astoria. It's decorated with depictions of the area's history, and there's a spiral staircase of 164 steps to the top from where there are great views of the river and the bridge to Washington.
The little gift shop sells balsa-wood gliders for 75c, to launch off the top. I bought one, threw it from the column, and watched it fly, and fly, and fly. It kept going for several minutes, and we lost sight of it before it came down! Undoubtedly the best 75c buy of the holiday.
Once over the bridge, we made a brief stop in Long Beach, which claims to have the longest beach in the world. As the tide was out (and it's apparently the thing to do) we drove out onto the beach. It's probably the most off-roading our Jeep Liberty will ever do.
Our stop for the night was Lake Quinault, on the edge of the Olympic National Park. We were the only people staying in the resort, and our cabin not only had a great view of the lake, but also tiny humming birds which continually visited a sugar-water feeder hanging outside. In the evening, the owner took us for a boat ride round the lake.
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