The Oregon Coast.....I'm Over It

Rusty and I decided to beat the heat this weekend, so we drove out to the coast for the day. Before we left I checked weather.com, which informed me it would be 77 degrees and partly cloudy. Sounds pretty perfect for a day of napping, reading, and listening to our ipods on the beach. When we arrived it was overcast and cool, about 60 degrees. We headed into Mo's for some chowder, or chili in my case. Towards the end of our lunch the sun began to peak out from the clouds. We grabbed our beach blanket and headed to claim a plot of sand. The sun and clouds started to alternate and it was definitely warming up. The next hour seemed to be the highlight of the day as the weather started to decline. Well, it never reached 70 degrees, let alone the predicted 77 degrees. It was also mostly cloudy with occasional sun and a strong cool breeze. This agitated me slightly.

The first time Rusty took me to the coast it was 85 and sunny, which I thought was pretty standard. Congrats, you fooled me! Since that memorable day, we have been to the coast a few times and no matter what time of year it was it has been between 50 and 65 degrees, foggy, rainy, windy, and cool. It just seems so unfair! The coast looks so pretty why can't the weather be nicer? Lately, the weather in Portland has been on my nerves. We had such a long winter. It was cool and rainy until June and then it was 107 degrees 3 weeks later. Rusty has a simple solution for my constant quest for perfect weather..."Move to San Diego!" Ahh, I can only hope that one day we will be able to. Rusty could have season tickets for the Chargers and life would be good. I heard rumors of beaches that have nice weather and I can only hope that what I have heard is true. In the words of Ron Burgundy "Stay classy San Diego!"