Finished the second half of our trip to Granite Falls trip. It involved a quick stop at our favorite Oregon beach and 2 ferry crossings, one of which we have never been on before.
We got out of the car and walked along Cannon Beach for all of a hundred yards or so before turning right around to get back in the car. It was in the low sixties, 12 mph west winds and sprinkling lightly.
Instead of crossing the Columbia River at Astoria as we typically do, or driving practically to I-5, we opted to try a river ferry halfway between. There is a small ferry1 that runs from Westport, OR to Cathlamet, WA. We pulled into the ferry waiting line and thought, “Hey, wait a minute, we’ve been here before.” We think we were going to ride the ferry, but we just missed it and didn’t want to wait another hour, so we just got back on the road and kept driving.
The other ferry was one we have ridden several times before, and in both directions. This time we traveled east from Kingston to Edmonds. We have a newer Garmin car GPS and are finally getting used to how to search for things. To find our way to the ferry terminal, I started typing and when I finished the word Kingston in the search box, it offered the suggestions of KINGSTON, JAM and KINGSTON, WA. Why on earth would it even offer directions to Jamaica? Can’t drive there … or is there a secret tunnel under the Caribbean Sea.
