Wednesday, October 16, 2019

A Walk Along the Beach with Kimberly Rose Johnson

Recently my husband and I took a weekend getaway to the Oregon and Washington Coast. We both grew up in Washington and Oregon, but had never been to this area before.
We spent one morning in Astoria, Oregon which is where the Columbia meets the Pacific Ocean. I don't think I saw where the two connected but there was so much to look at while crossing this insanely long bridge.
We spent most of our time there walking along the river walk. This picture was taken from the river walk.
We are early risers and prefer to beat the crowds and traffic, but once the stores opened we discovered this darling book store.
Don't you love this? Any fans of Doctor Who here?
If you ever get to the upper costal corner of Oregon, Astoria is worth checking out. That being said, I absolutely loved Long Beach, Washington. The beach was huge! In Oregon though all of our beaches are public but most aren't super big, like this one. My husband and I took lots of selfies. In Oregon we have sneaker waves--I didn't know if they have them in Washington too, so every time I took a selfie I was very focused on the waves behind us. :)
This beach is so long and flat that they allow vehicles to drive on it during the off season. I was so uptight about that lol. I was afraid of getting run over by the big trucks driving along the beach. I will have to go back during in season time when they aren't allowed there. :)
We don't travel for fun very often, so this was a big treat for us. We love to be outdoors and on the coast our allergies were minimal. :) We walked and walked.
What do you enjoy doing when you go on vacation? Are you more of a get out in nature kind of person, or do you prefer to see attractions in cities and towns?

Award winning author Kimberly Rose Johnson married her college sweetheart and lives in the Pacific Northwest. From a young child Kimberly has been an avid reader. That love of reading fostered a creative mind and led to her passion for writing. She especially loves romance and writes contemporary romance that warms the heart and feeds the soul.


Kimberly holds a degree in Behavioral Science from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers.
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8 comments:

  1. Kimberly, My husband and I do home exchanges, so we travel a lot. I love the beach, and your pictures are gorgeous.

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    1. Is a home exchange exactly what it sounds like? You trade homes?

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  2. We don't vacation very often, but generally try to get away to some place remote where we can fish. I do make a point of getting us in town to "window shop" though. That beach looks so inviting!

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    1. You sound like me. I want to be in nature but I do enjoy seeing the local shops. :)

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  3. Kimberly, years ago I went to Long Beach, Washington. My brother used to live in Washougal, and we had friends near Vancouver, Washington. We loved to travel and hike or walk in a city.

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  4. Love the beach! Wish I could go more often.

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    1. Me too. The beaches here in Oregon are almost always windy, wet, and cold when I go. My husband generally doesn't like going to the Oregon coast. Longbeach in WA was great!

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