Slowed down during the night so we wouldn't reach the entrance to the Columbia River in the dark, but we still got there before dawn. While we were hanging around, we listened to the weather forecast. Southwest wind today and tonight! Tomorrow, it will be back to northwest. We decided we'd better take advantage of the situation and head north while we can. Besides, we'd have had to buck the maximum outgoing tidal current if we'd gone into Astoria. So we ate a rocky breakfast and headed north to Gray's Harbor.
Following seas all the way. Very pleasant ride.
We had an unusual passenger. I was out on the aft deck and saw a lizard! She was about 8 inches long. Must have either crawled up a dock line when we were in port or climbed inside a Royak on the beach. As soon as she saw me, she fled in terror and hasn't been seen since.
Long entrance to Gray's Harbor. We'd never have known there was a harbor there if it hadn't been for the buoys. Buoy 8 was missing, which added to the confusion, but we finally found the entrance to Westport Marina (the chart says "Westhaven").
Tied to float 6 around 2:30. Ate lunch at a little restaurant. Walked over to the marina office and paid for two days. Then we strolled around.
This is a neat little place. We're glad we came here instead of going to Astoria. There's an observation tower that we climbed to the top of. Later, we walked out to the end of the fishing dock.
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