Seaside!

Tyler and I headed to Oregon to celebrate our seventh anniversary last weekend.  First stop: Seaside.  We encountered snow along the way which was fun, especially since Seattle hasn't had much snow at all this winter.  Our accommodations were right in the midst of the action so it was really nice to walk everywhere -- to restaurants, the beach, etc.

We had a full day of tons of eating and exploring on Friday.  To eat, we had breakfast at Pig 'N Pancake, lunch at Sweet Basil's Cafe, and dinner at Yummy Wine Bar.  Needless to say, it made for a good day.

I can't believe I didn't take a picture of my amazing buckwheat pancakes!

Below is my amazing GF eggplant sandwich.  Oh and that Dry Cucumber Soda was delicious as well.

Dolmas appetizer and wine at Yummy.

Prosciutto wrapped ling cod!  YUMMY :)
Ok, must forgive the cheesy name.

For our adventures, we walked on the beach at Seaside, visited the Seaside Aquarium, explored Cannon Beach, and visited Ecola State Park.  Oh, and I got a pedicure, we sampled some wine and rode the carousel.  Phew, what a full day!

Ready to feed the seals!

They were very hungry :)

Video to come in subsequent post.

Hello Mr. Crab: 

 Lots of sea stars:

Picture perfect postcard

The view from our balcony!

Cannon Beach: Haystack Rock

As you can imagine, it was quite cold; however there was very little rain so that was nice!

Here we are at Ecola State Park situated between Cannon Beach and Seaside:

The Tillamook Rock Lighthouse on the island in the distance:

A close up 

That was all for our Friday at Seaside.  It was a great time to visit.  Saturday definitely picked up with tourists so I am glad we took the day off to head down there early.