Rod Run To The End Of The World

As summer winds itself into fall we were able to combine a last camping trip in with the Classic Car Rod Run To The End Of The World down in Longbeach WA. put on by the Beach Baron Car Club  One of our favorite places to camp, with miles of trails to hike or bike on, beaches on both the Pacific Ocean, the mouth of the Columbia River and a little lake that I have no idea what the name of it is.( Anybody know the name, jump on in :) The campground and State Park use to be called Ft. Canby but for some reason they have changed the name to Cape Disappointment State Park  It was NOT disappointing.. so ??

A few of the pictures of the campground and Ocean. We didn't have as much time as I had hoped for walking the beaches and collecting glass or driftwood for my jewelry.  We didn't even make it over to the Columbia River beach called Waikiki Beach. I was hoping to get over there as its a perfect place to jump logs and check out all the things that have gathered at the end of the mighty Columbia. Next year we are going to have to add a couple of days before or after for me to play too.

Saturday morning we made our way to the Show and Shine in Ocean Park ( 10 miles or so outside of Long beach) Good thing we staked out a spot on Friday afternoon, it was packed!!!  Between tons of spectators and the participants ( Over 700? ) it was a hopping place. Lots of fun,  live music, DJ music, vendors with tasty treats and assorted goodies to shop for.  The gave out door prizes about every hour. I was a loser :(  but the friends we drove down with won a cool set of wrenches on the very last drawing so it felt as good as winning myself.

Here are a few pictures from around the Show and Shine,  You can even see Lee doing his part to shine!
57 Chev is ours and the white Chevelle is our friends that came with us. The more the merrier plus it's a guaranteed rescue squad if something should go wrong on the way. 

After the show, there was a Cruise down to Oysterville, we skipped out on that part, but even just driving back to Long Beach felt like you were in a parade. The streets were lined with lawn chairs and fans hooting and hollering and some voting with their paper plates.  I think we got some 10's,  a few nice paints, and one nice dog for our Mya Dog that was riding shotgun in the backseat. We found a great spot to park back in town and watched as the cars cruised by.

Sunday the Beach Barons had a seafood lunch for the show participants, more prizes, and the trophy handout. Not as many turned out as it was cool and drizzily. But the lunch was good and we got out early for the long drive home.