I could not remember ever going to the Tillamook Cheese factory and so that is where I wanted to go for our adventure. It was a BEAUTIFUL day at the coast.
Exploring the beach. We spent a lot of time scoping out potential camping sites for later days. This is on the beach by the Barview Jetty campground in Garibaldi. It was a HUGE campground and we had lots of fun exploring. Can you see how pretty it was? I just LOVE love LOVE the coast, especially on days like this.
I'm hereeeee, and I love it!
Squinty photo. Not too many people around to take a picture on a Monday morning on the coast.
Steve had to take a picture of the boat outside. It is a cute boat, but I was there for the cheese!
And boy did we find it. Look at those huge blocks of cheese. Yumm-o.
I was so excited to be there :) I was disappointed that they didn't have the cheese curds or squeeky cheese everyone always talks about from back in the day when they went. Mostly the factory was watching the packaging process. The cheese making happens in big vats you can't see in any more.
Steve didn't want to be the farmer. He was happy to take pictures instead. We also had lunch, shopped for cheese and had ice cream while we were at the factory. I had a 5 mini scoop sampler, couldn't make up my mind.
We took a little detour to see Cape Meares. What a cute little town. We found a bench to sit on and enjoy the view. (It was right next to a little beach house we dreamed about owning for more frequent beach getaways. It's fun to dream lol )
Another chance for a photo. Another squinty photo. Steve loves it when I whip out the camera. After this stop we headed to Cape Lookout to scope out that campground as well. Good thing we did. The map of the campsites online and reality are very different indeed.Well there you have it folks. Our day trip outta Portland. I'm ready for another beach trip. I just love it there, especially with my hubsters as my travel buddy :)
