Astoria, OR – We’re Goin’ Crabbin’!

The Astoria Megler Bridge that joins Washington and Oregon over the Columbia River.
Farmer's Market - Astoria
Salsa kits in a bag
Gords crafted into fall festive ornaments
The Midnight Dancer is the boat we will be taking Wednesday.

We got to the Astoria area yesterday and got settled in OK at the KOA. Last night we went out to a seafood restaurant called Doogers. It was very good. I went online and there are lots of restaurants we hope to try while in the area. We are at the mouth of the Columbia River and there is so much to do here. Today we went to church and then to a farmer’s market in downtown Astoria. It was 4 blocks long. They have it every Sunday from May to October. It was a lot of fun. One of their rules is that the venders have to make what they sell. It is nice because it keeps it from becoming a flea market. There were beads, homegrown veggies, crafts and all kinds of things. My neck has been bothering me so I got a 10 minute massage. Of all the shopping we’ve done, the farmer’s markets are the thing we like best. Kim is slicing the veggies for homemade salsa now and I will use a hand cranked processor to make it when I get done with the blog. This is a inside joke in that about 8 years ago when we were in Shipshewana at the flea market I bought this hand cranked processor and have teased Kim ever since that it has been the best buy of all time. Actually it has been handy and is very small. When we had our $5,000.00 garage sale we agreed we would take it in the RV. Tonight it will demonstrate it’s incredible worth as I make salsa in a few minutes with it!

We are trying something cool Wednesday. We are chartering a boat to leave at 8 AM and we will set our own crab pots (traps) and then tour the river and have lunch on the boat and on our way back we will collect the traps (and hopefully have crabs) and they will cook our crabs on the dock when we get back! We are very excited to do this. They said it is a good time to get crabs. We spoke with our captain Joe and his helper Tracy. It should be great fun!