Astoria

June 24th began at midnight like most nights, but this time I was awake. Amber was the first person to wish me a happy birthday and Hanna called me at 3am her time. It was great to begin the day early! Breakfast included homemade crepes with Nutella! Our plan: Explore Astoria!

Astoria here we come!

We began our adventures at Battery Russell; it's an abandoned fort near Fort McHenry. It was used to watch for the Japanese.

360 degree view of the top

Looking for enemies

Waiting for the enimies is tiring.

There were so many rooms to explore. It was great to imagine how it was like during World War II and finding rooms where they would store military items.

Bethany is a peach!

We believe that this is the 'Shell Room' where they stored ammunition.

Amber and I and our quirky pose

The long hall that made a picturesque moment

Amber

Next stop was the Astoria Column.

The Oregon-Washington bridge

Preparing for the selfie

Looking fabulous with windswept hair and squinty eyes

The view was worth it after climbing the 164 dizzy steps.

Cloud cover

We quickly went over the Oregon-Washington bridge to say we stepped into Washington. Here is our proof

It was a great day; full of laughter and joy! I celebrated with Steve's family, Matt's kids, Joe's kids, and Brittany stopped by. We wanted to watch A Walk To Remember, but the wifi wasn't working, so we watched Beautician and the Beast instead. Well I have lived in Oregon for 300 days and I'm a year older. Can't wait to see what lies ahead.