We celebrated the weekend at a jazz music festival, where you could of course eat... (why else would we be here!) The food is just outstanding up here!
There's Clark! (Mike, enjoying the view)
Afterward the festival we drove to the end of the island where there is a wildlife refuge and a park called Leadbetter Point State Park, which is a Washington state park on the Long Beach Peninsula northwest of Oysterville, Washinton. The park is bounded by Willapa Bay to the north and east and th Pacific Ocean to the west. Oysterville was a very interesting town with a rich history, it was first settled in 1841 by John Douglas, who married a local Chinook (Native American people in the Northwest) woman. It was then established in 1854, and became a hub for oyster farming.
A sign that hangs in the historical Oysterville school tells the story about how all the county records and books were stolen on February 3, 1893. These records were stolen in order to move the county seat from Oysterville to South Bend, Wa. It has since been agreed that the seat would be moved to South Bend.
Oysterville, should definitely be a part of your destination list in the future due to all of the historical buildings - homes, school house, many built prior to 1880. The only unfortunate thing is that many of the buildings have been lost due to the sea and the elements.
Just as we returned to the motor home, Latulippe and Griswold 1 (Pat) had to go and get some clam chowder. The rest of us opted out - we stayed home and rested.
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