Camping at Cape Lookout

It was the last weekend in September and we decided to get one more camping trip in before the weather got too bad. We went to the Cape Lookout Campground on the coast. It was gorgeous! The campground is right near the ocean with only a line of small dunes separating the tent from the beach. We arrived on Friday evening after having a mediocre dinner at Whiskey Creek BBQ & Grill. We set up our tent and got a camp fire started. Katie went to bed pretty easily.

But when we went to bed she woke up and we had to move her mattress to our side of the tent (we have a 2-room tent). Luckily she fell asleep again though she woke up again very early and ended up feeling sick and throwing up. Not a good way to start the day. It was still pretty early so we decided to get up and walk along the beach to see if that would make her feel any better. The views were breathtaking.







Then we went to breakfast. Unfortunately the place we went to in Oceanside was closed so we drove to Tillamook and had breakfast at some horrible pancake place. On the way over to Tillamook Katie threw up again so in Tillamook we bought her some motrin and then she ate a normal breakfast and was fine again. I think it was the BBQ food from the previous night that upset her stomach. After breakfast we went back to Oceanside to walk on the beach. It was a gorgeous day, warm and sunny. We found a cool tunnel that took you from one beach to the next. The first beach was sandy and Katie had fun with her bucket and spade and the second was pebbly.











We also saw a hangglider over our heads. We went back to the campsite and made lunch. Hot dogs and chili, yummm! After lunch Katie took a little nap in the tent while we read books. When she woke up we went out to Cape Lookout State Park for a hike. By this time the weather had changed and it was very cloudy. Katie was pretty happy in the carrier on Geoff's back.