We woke up to a glorious sunny day so we decided to take the drive over to the coastal city of Westport. We were told that there were a couple of nice wineries on the way but wine tasting didn't appeal to us.
Westport has a marina where fishing boats moor and bring in their catch. The marina also moors some fabulous boats/yachts. There is a yacht maker at the end of the marina whose claim to fame is building Johnny Carson's yacht.
Westport is also trying to lure tourism with new hotels and condos like the one below.
We saw hundreds of pelicans. Some flying alone like the one below or in formations of four or more.
From the nice viewing platform at the marina, you can see the truly tourist community of Ocean Shores across the bay from Westport.
We really liked this shot of the pelican. Look at that wingspan!
Westport also had a lovely lighthouse.
We found some lovely beaches. The tide was in so beach combing wasn't good but then again, I really don't need any more sand dollars.
After our nice visit to Westport, we thought we would stop by the Wildlife Refuge as high tide was mid-afternoon and we hoped we would see some more wildlife. This is a shot of the nice boardwalk that leads you out to the viewing platforms.
We didn't see any wildlife from one viewing area so we headed to another area. John was ahead of me and was looking off to his right and didn't see the deer off to his left. As John had the camera, I had to say to him to look to his left. He was surprised to see her standing there and got this nice picture.
I guess she didn't like what she was looking at.
See ya later! It was nice to see her at the refuge.
What a nice day.
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