Part 2 of the OC

While in Washington for the holidays Ian and I decided we needed to take a trip to the Oregon coast.  So we decided to make it a day trip and stop by the Tillamook factory first, then lunch and fun on the beach after.  Even though it was a cold wintery day we still had a blast!  It took us about 2 hours to drive from Vancouver to Tillamook on the beautiful highway 6.  You knew you were in cheese land the moment you rolled down the car window.  Stinky cows everywhere! But inside the factory it smelled amazing.  We bought 4 little loafs of cheese that we had never tried to take home then headed up the coast.  We stopped in a little town called Manzanita for lunch at a cute little mexican place then went on to Ecola State Park.  We spent about 4-5 hours on the beach and hiking.  The trail to the beach is 1.25 miles hike through a beautiful forest with mudddy sections most of the way.  We hiked up waterfalls, over rocks, and walked across the beach.  We kind of forgot about time and stayed a little too long.  but we enjoyed the rest of the drive back home.  We had plenty of cheese and crackers when we got back!!