Jenny and I went to Portland, OR for an ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education) conference, at which we were giving a presentation. It turned out to be a very nice time; we managed to get away for an afternoon and go see the oregon Coast with Jenny's grandma. The coast was incredible - all sunshine, rocks, and waves.
We found this park (I can't seem to remember its name) southwest of Portland on the coast which had tons of tidepools, and we spent a few hours splashing about there. We saw a pod of whales moving north, migrating from the southern hemisphere up to Alaska for the summer. I'd never seen whales before, and it was a pretty awesome feeling. The tidepools were teeming with all sorts of little animals - starfish, hermit crabs, sea anemones, sea urchins, and some things that I don't know names for.
We also saw a group of seals playing as the tide came in, and they were funny to watch. They kept jumping about and floating on their backs, and were clearly just playing around with each other. I would have played in the tidepools all day if I could have.
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