Mini Vacation

So since I had only taken 2-3 vacation days from work since I started (all of those which were not actual vacations, rather just days available to help with other projects) I decided to actually get away. I had been wanting to get to the beach forever and so I decided on Cannon Beach and headed out on my adventure. I had a good book, good food and NO agenda. I was expecting just a bit of good weather and the rest stormy beach rain, but instead (excluding a light rain Sunday night during the Oscars) it was BEAUTIFUL! I took some pictures to share with you all and since a photo is worth a thousand words, I'll stop typing and start showing you the pictures!


As soon as I arrived, I headed straight down to the beach while the weather was nice since I had expected it to disappear. I took a really long walk with just a gentle breeze coming off the ocean and the sun shining down. What a perfect day at the beach.











It was really bright and sunny. This makes it impossible to get a good picture since looking into the camera makes your eye water instantly due to the sun glare.











I am not a genius photographer, but I didn't think this turned out too bad. I was so excited to get this shot with NO people in it in the middle of the day on a Saturday.













Again, I am not a photographer, I wished I was this weekend. It was just so pretty I couldn't get over it. I walked all the way down to Haystack Rock and I imagine I looked something like this person climbing on the rocks looking for starfish and other cool tide pool creatures.












This is the coolest thing I found. I remember there being so many more creatures here when I was a wee one visiting Haystack Rock. Even still, I was still amazed with myself and my timing as I had arrived at low tide and hadn't even planned it.









Trying to master the art of photographing myself, here is a pic of me just after my mini adventure climbing on the rocks and being thrilled I didn't fall or twist an ankle or something in the process.











This is the view from the room I was in. This rainbow appeared Sunday afternoon as the sprinkles were just starting. This doesn't do it justice because in real life the colors were So vibrant. I wish I could have fit the whole arc into my picture, that would have been perfect.










This is a picture of the hotel I stayed at. My room was the one on the far right at the very end on the first floor. I was literally just steps from the beach and could lay in bed and see the ocean. My dream come true on this vacation. I spent a lot of time with the fire turned all the way up, the door wide open so I could see and hear the ocean as I was curled up in bed with my nose stuck in a good book. I needed this vacation.



This last one is of me on my little patio. The lighting is bad so my face is dark and the ocean isn't visible but I was relaxed having just spent 30min in the spa by myself which overlooked the ocean. I hope to visit my little room again soon.


It was a wonderful vacation!