Memorial Day Weekend

We spent Memorial Day Weekend at Newport. We walked on the beach, ate carmel corn in Old Town, had dinner at the Newport Cafe, and relaxed. It was pretty typical of our weekends at the Coast.

But the tall ships were in town. The Lady Washington and the Hawaiian Chieftain are replicas of 18th century ships. They are owned by the Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority, and each year they sail the Pacific Coast. The crews are all volunteer, and they spend anywhere from a few days to a couple weeks in each port. They were regular visitors to the Port of Brookings when I lived down there, but I never took the time to visit. It was fun to finally tour the ships.