A Nice Cloudy Long Beach Picnic

On the boardwalk, we'll be havin' some lunch . . . We drove over to Long Beach and I got Surfer Sands sandwiches while L drove the kids through Mickey D's. I ate a Big Kahuna and had them hoagie it up. That's my FAVORITE sandwich there, perhaps in the world. It's philly cheesesteak with extra creamy sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, and other stuff on a homemade roll. Way too good. L got a Turn Turtle, which is homemade bread with turkey, cranberry sauce, cashews, a heap of lettuce, provolone, tomato, and Italian dressing. Again, super good.
The day was overcast but actually not that breezy and really pretty nice. We ate our lunch at a picnic table on the Long Beach boardwalk near another couple who had a lovely little basket and wine and stuff. We probably wrecked their vibe with our rowdy kids.

E leads the way on the dune path. They've now got it paved from Seaview southward about 1/2 way to Beard's Hollow. A patient I had in the other day told me about it, thinking maybe it was paved all the way to Beard's Hollow. Not yet. But, I did just see an article that said they just got funding to pave the rest of the Discovery Trail. (pdf trail map here) It'll then stretch from Ilwaco all the way to the north side of Long Beach by the Breakers (a condo development). A link to the press release regarding the funding to complete it is here. I really love the path through the dunes because they did a great job of having it go up and down and wind around. Plus, it puts you in the dunes where you don't usually walk very easily.
We paused on the trail and I held out the camera to get a photo with my favorite little girl.
On the way back, she wanted her mommy to carry her. Mommy's ankles are wailed-on enough, and Daddy is nothing if not a glutton for punishment, so I piggy-backed her for a while.