February 11, 2007
I probaby won’t have much “dish” on restaurants for this trip. The Boyfriend and I are staying at a place with a fully equipped kitchen, so we’ll make most of our meals. The Long Beach area is famous for its seafood, and since I’m of the vegan persuasion, I wasn’t optimistic about finding Steve-friendly food in the area. In looking through the guidebook provided by our motel, I did see a few vegetarian (not natively vegan) options at a few different restaurants.
We like our room (more about our lodging later). Cell service is almost nonexistent and Internet service is sporadic; that’s not necessarily bad. After our homemade breakfast, TB & I headed into the town of Long Beach for caffeine and Internet fixes. We stopped at Long Beach Coffee Roasters.
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In addition to free wi-fi, LBCR offers large selections of teas and coffees, soy milk in addition to dairy milk, and vegetarian pastries. My Americano (espresso & water) had a good, medium-bodied flavor free of bitterness.
LBCR displays art by local artists in its larger room. I particularly liked the “accent & antique reproduction” furniture by Wayne Ivy. I found some of Mr. Ivy’s business cards at the coffee shop; he doesn’t appear to have a Web site … well, he kind of does now.
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If you’re looking for gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts style furniture, give Mr. Ivy a call in Oysterville, WA at 360-665-3780.
After getting wired (with caffeine and the Internet), TB and I visited the World Kite Museum. We saw lots of gorgeous kites and watched a couple of short, interesting videos.
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The kite museum is close to beach access, so we meandered along the beach for a little while. Actually, it was fairly windy, so we were blown around more than we walked.
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In the afternoon, we went to North Head Lighthouse in the Ilwaco area. Although in disrepair, the lighthouse is impressive and the views from the Light Keeper’s Trail and the lighthouse grounds are terrific.
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Later, we went for a sunset walk along the beach in Ocean Park and then to dinner.