We checked the weather when we got up in the morning. The prediction for the coast was for rain in the morning but clearing in the early afternoon. So we decided to chance it. We reviewed the various beaches and decided to go to Rialto Beach. The drive over to the beach was an hour and a half. When we pulled into the parking lot it was pouring rain. After finding a parking spot big enough for the Behemoth, we sat back and watched the rain pour down for 30 minutes. People were still walking out to the beach in raincoats or under umbrellas and coming back soaked. After about a half hour the rain began to slack off and eventually stopped. We climbed out and walked down to the beach through massive tree trunks piled up on the shore to our first view of the Pacific Ocean. Stunning! We walked onto the beach and just soaked up the view. It was still misty and the clouds were hanging low. We could see islands and rocks sticking out from the sea, waves crashing on the shore, sea gulls flying overhead. We decided to walk down the beach to the north. It was captivating. Before we knew it, 2 miles had cruised by and we came to a point where the in coming tide made going any farther a wet proposition. We misjudged how fast the tide was coming in and getting back became a dodge game with the waves and the piles of tree trunks on the shore. We were certainly surprised by a couple of waves. So we can definitely say we dipped our toes into the Pacific Ocean. We were soaked from the knees down. Rialto Beach is a very special place. Critter Sighting: We saw a Sea Otter and lots of Loons from the beach. On the way back, we spotted several deer on the road out and some elk as we got close to the RV park.
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