Hiking Dungeness Spit

We could hear the wind and the rain all night. Definitely not the best conditions for hiking but in the morning it was a bit more calm. So we had a healthy breakfast and a lot of hiking options listed. Close, far away, short, long. In the end Keith made a decision based on the weather looking to get at bit worse. We were heading North towards the longest sand spit in the continental United States - Dungeness Spit .

A hundred miles later and it turned out that Keith was absolutely right. The mountains were shielding us from the bad weather so in the distance we could see black clouds and rains cascading down. We on the other hand enjoyed the walk on the beach although a bit windy.
The walk to the end of the spit is five miles plus trail head and Mikkel couldn't resist the option to go to the bitter end. So he pushed on - and that just meant more time to discuss important world matters. And of course solve them. Easy, easy. The light house at the end of the spit has a nice garden so we sat there for our much deserved lunch - and then it started to rain a bit.

After lunch we were invited inside the light house for a guided tour - and realised that Keith and Sharon never had been in the light house even though they had done the hike before.
It was an interesting tour stretching back more than 400 years to the first explorers hitting the coast and to present day operation of the light house. For those of you who wants to stay there it is and option - you can rent the light house and be a keeper at the same time. Not us - we were busy heading back since the tide was coming in and the weather was getting a bit rougher. We enjoyed every moment on the beach though. And even had a chance to look across the waters to Victoria on Vancouver Island where we'd been just a few weeks ago.

Back in the car and heading home we realised even more why Keith's decision was right. Trees had come down and the rain was pouring down as we drove back. Seems like autumn has arrived on the west coast. Nice burgers for dinner and some more catching up on our travel experiences and plans. What a wonderful day - again.

Good with a big breakfast before hiking and facing the wind

Beautiful view from Sharon and Keith's house

On our way out on the Dungeness Spit

The light house....still some miles ahead

Malene and Sharon

Lunch time

Sharon - climbing the stairs in the light house

View from the light house

Keith, Sharon and Mikkel

We're just chilling here

You can almost see all the way to the end of the spit