Day 12 - Of Eagles wings and sailing things

Today we drove to just about the most northern point in the U.S. outside of Alaska - Neah Bay Washington.  Along the way we glimpsed views of snowy Olympic Mountains and lots of tall pines.  Lots of logging trucks carrying out harvested tall pines, too.
When we got to Neah Bay, we pulled into a restaurant next to the waterfront and immediately saw four bald eagles soaring over the water.  One dropped down and we could see a fish in his talons as he flew off.  We saw them fly around again while we ate lunch.
On the return trip we stopped at a Native American art gallery, so I had to get a totem pole picture!
When we got back to the Akers' house, we pulled in the drive to see another eagle fly up and sit in a tree I front of their house.
As to the sailing things, Neah Bay is on the northern end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca.  We could see Vancouver Island, Canada, across the water.  We also saw several cargo ships as they entered the Strait from the Pacific.  Our cell phones, when we got coverage at all, thought we were inCanada and kept giving us instructions on how to call back to the U.S.
Beautiful weather so far - a marine fog in the mornings that burns off for a sunny day, temps in the 50s at night and maybe low 70s during the day - a nice break from the Houston heat.