Well, it looks like the lazy twin get to blog!
Well, after recovering from the migraine, Luke joined us for this physical pain of walking on the beach. It was a long drive, so we started hiking at 1:15. At first the hike was a pain but then we did some fun activities. As soon as we saw the first stretch of beach we climbed twelve feet to the top of a boulder to eat lunch. After lunch we walked around looking for crabs, clams, and other sea life. After a few encounters with some unfriendly crabs we decided to move on.
As we were walking down the beach we could see the outline of a bird on a rock in the middle of the sea. After we took a closer look we realized it was a Bald Eagle! After that we continued down the trail climbing boulders along the way. On a few of the boulders (some reaching heights of twenty feet) some scouts slipped on a few rocks, but no worries no one got injured except a few small scrapes.
As we were climbing a particular boulder the adults pointed out a Bald Eagle in a tree. When we reached the top of there were not one, not two, but three Eagles in the tree, what a surprise! Finally we got back to hiking picking up crabs along the way. When we were almost ready to leave the beach and go onto the boardwalk we saw a fifth Bald Eagle flying towards us. Then we realized it was carrying Salmon in its talons. We watched fly from tree to tree and finally we left.
When we got back to the van (at 7 PM) we drove an hour and a half back to Port Angeles. We had a wonderful dinner of pizza and soda (Mr S limited us to one refill) since we would have gotten back to the campsite after 10 pm (again!) Our donor had given us some “mad money” for the trip as well, so that paid for the great meal (Bless you!) while we rested our tired feet.
Editors Note: Once again, I had so many pics to choose from, and there are actually a few of the best ones still to come once I get my hands on Mr K’s camera! This was another tough hike but the boys performed well, even when I told them they had to pick up the pace or miss out on pizza. I think we are all looking forward to an “easy” day of fly fishing and hot spring hiking tomorrow, even though we still have to get up at 6:30 once again.
Direct Link:
https://picasaweb.google.com/bsatroop820/2013Day5OzettaBeachHike?authuser=0&feat=directlink
Links to previous days pics:
https://picasaweb.google.com/bsatroop820/2013Day0Preperations?authuser=0&feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/bsatroop820/2013Day1Downtown?authuser=0&feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/bsatroop820/2013Day2HohRainforestHike?authuser=0&feat=directlink
https://picasaweb.google.com/bsatroop820/2013Day3WhaleWatchin?authuser=0&feat=directlink
5 comments:
Love the pics and blog. You guys are doing a great job describing your adventures. We feel like we're there - wish we were but don't think we could handle all the hiking!
P&G from Boone County
WOW! Looks like an amazing trip! Mr. K is an awesome photographer--I am sure he will share his pics! What a wonderful gift from your anonymous donor...what a generous and fantastic thing to do! Have fun!
Patrick - Nice Hike! I think you chose the right place for the beach hike. Looks like it turned out to have plenty of cool things to do, rack skipping, bouldering, juggling, and even a little surfing?
The blogs are great, keep up the great descriptions for those of us who couldn't make it.
Looks like you guys are having fun. Wish I could be there. See you at putt putt!!
From KET: Where are my signed blue cards?!
hope you all had fun at the beach and see you soon
Guppy (hank)
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