Road-trip Travels: Ocean Shores/ Sea brook/ Pacific Beach,WA

First off, I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving and is making a full recovery on your food indulging comas. My thanksgiving was spent as far west as you can get to the Washington Coast in a small town called Ocean Shores. Most of you may be familiar with this beach town and it’s most popular tourist attractions. But in today’s blog I want to share with you the inside scoop on what really makes this destination unique.

To kickstart this weekend at the beach, I stopped in at Emily’s Restaurant located inside the Quinault Casino. They offer a wide selection of breakfast entrees but an option you won’t find on the main menu is called the “The Olympic Special”. This entree includes two eggs, toast, potatoes, and your choice between bacon, sausage or ham for the price of $3.99. My girlfriend chose sausage and I chose the ham from the picture above and the total on our breakfast morning came out to a whopping $8.68 after tax (Proof is in the putting below).

After breakfast I decided to stop by the Convention Center and checkout the event that was being held that weekend. The Ocean Shores Convention Center holds many events throughout the year, I recommend checking out which events interest you and planning your trip around that time.

What would be a trip to the coast without visiting the beach? You could always head down to the Shilo entrance or you could explore like a local and head down Ocean Shores Blvd. to find a beach entrance with more privacy. Another must see beach spot is the iconic Jetty. Here you can find a beach lined with a jetty of rocks you can climb out to (at your own risk) and get a better view of the coast and a perfect sunset. Another stellar beach to visit would be Damon Point. Here you can build yourself a fort using the driftwood that washes up on shore, and if you’re lucky you might catch a glimpse of seals and or whales in the distance.

Later in the day I took a cruise up the coast to neighboring towns Sea Brook and Pacific Beach. We stopped in at a local coffee shop in PB to experience my first taste of white coffee (I am a coffee fanatic, so at this point I was over joyed with excitement). Soon after my girlfriend suggested grabbing a bite at the local gas station teriyaki joint (Here me out, it gets better). This little hole in the wall had some of the best, freshly made teriyaki I’ve ever had. It was definitely cheap eats, as my spicy beef teriyaki meal came out to just under $10. I ended the night cap catching glimpses of the beautiful Washington coast sunset, the panoramic views will really take your heart away and make really cherish every amazing sight you see.

In conclusion, I hope I was able to provide my readers with insight to options outside of the touristy attractions. I encourage you to plan a trip to the Washington coast and see for yourself what makes these towns unique in the Evergreen state.