Thursday 8/15/2012 - Astoria, OR to Martin Slough, WA
We hustled in the morning, pre-dawn, to get Bliss out of the marina before the water levels would trap us in there until later in the day. The sunrise was beautiful. We noticed activity on the tankers that were anchored on the river at Astoria as we passed by. All of them cruised by us going up river later in the day. It was a long motor up the Columbia. The weather was beautiful. It was ideal for airing out the boat and cleaning. The worst part of the day was the constant barrage of biting horse flies. We have to thank Bill and Yvonne for the fly swatters, (along with all of their advice) they came in handy more than once on the trip. We decided to stay at Martin Slough before going home and stopped at Rainier on the way there to inflate the dinghy and pick up a few things at the store. We arrived in Martin Slough in the late afternoon. There was only one other boat there when we set the anchor and they left shortly after we arrived. As the sun set we had the slough to ourselves - it was so peaceful. What a nice way to wind down from our trip. The skies were clear and the air warm - perfect for stargazing.
