Long Beach WA (#1197)

I’d wanted to stay in the Astoria, OR, area and, because it was going to be cold at night, was wanting to stay in a motel. Unfortunately the motels in Astoria are fairly expensive, so I decided to try Long Beach, WA – across the river and 20 miles away. I was also a little curious as to what a beach community in foggy, cold, coastal Washington would be like. Little was I prepared for what felt like a fogged-in version of the typical honky-tonk beach town of bars, rides, and cheap motels that one typically finds in more southern locations in the U.S.!