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The Moonstone in Moclips

Moclips is one of the northernmost beaches on the Washington coast, not a far drive from Seattle, maybe 3 hours. We stopped in Aberdeen for cold groceries – milk. orange juice, salads, etc. so it took us a little longer, and we weren’t in a hurry.

We have reservations at the Moonstone. The Moonstone is not your five star kind of place, it is a very old timey Washington beach kind of place, the kind you stay when you are clam digging.

We have a little two bedroom cabin with a kitchen and bathroom, not fancy, actually, you could sleep six people if you wanted to. It would be a tight fit, but families do it.

It is a great beach for clams. Here is what clams look like when you go clam digging:

See those holes? There are clams beneath the surface. You stomp; a clam squirts and then you dig like crazy, with a “clam gun” which is a special narrow shaped shovel, or with your hands if you are really really fast and don’t mind losing all your fingernails. When you grab the clam, it is really hard to pull him out, because he is digging down like crazy.

This is what it looks like when a clam is digging down – a tiny fountain of water behind him bubbling up:

This is what the beach looks like from our cabin:

And this is what it looked like at SUNSET!

September 2, 2009 Posted by intlxpatr | Adventure, Beauty, Cultural, ExPat Life, Local Lore, Seattle | clam digging, Moclips | 5 Comments