Astoria

Breakfast of Champions

Ate a huge breakfast at "Dock by the Bay" in Bay Center, Washington. It was an excellent, and oyster heavy meal, with portions large enough to keep us going for the rest of the day. I got the "Docks Hangtown" which was a 3-oyster omelet, hash browns, toast, with two strips of bacon on top for good measure. The oysters came out of the adjacent bay, and were very fresh, and the toast was warm and buttery. Really one of the best breakfasts I've had so far.

You may be put off by the $2 cost of the pancakes, but the cost is entirely proportional to the size- these pancakes are a full inch thick in the middle, and roughly 12" in diameter. You could easily make a meal out of one of them, two if you are particularly voracious.

We didn't have to eat for another six hours, which is astonishing. Normally we snack frequently and have a meal every for 3-4 hours of riding.

For dinner we found a taco truck in the parking lot of the Texaco across from the Astoria Maritime Museum. (An excellent museum, we didn't stop in this time but I've been there before.) It was recommended to us by a local as being good and cheap. When we arrived it had all the earmarks of a good taco truck: authentic spelling and a family manning it.

The carne asada burrito was ok, having good meat but being heavy on onions and light on everything else. However, for being within spitting distance of Washington and for $5, it was a really good burrito. So if you are ever 13 days out of CA on a bike tour, and need a burrito, look for the taco truck on 17th and Marine.

(Robert)