Day 2 of camping
Looking out towards the coast We did not sleep well on the first night, so naps were a must. But afterwards, the sun was shining, and the bicycle path was calling. We biked out to an historic site - the military battery. This is the only area in the continental US that was fired upon in WWII. (I had no idea!) It was a lovely bike ride with the family. After a little snack time (we are a family big on snacking!) we explored the battery - plenty of history and learning. I was in the dark about Oregon history .. either I missed that day in school, or we never went over it. Fort Stevens was created back in the Civil War area to protect the north from a British invasion from Canada. Thankfully, it never needed to fire its guns in defense. So we saw some Army trucks - we didn't take the tour ride, but I suppose that would be interesting to do. We saw - and heard - cannons. (No, the one pictured did not go off, that would have been a bit loud.) And there were some re-e...