Woke up to rain. Quite a bit of it, actually. Looks like the hike out to Sand Point is off.
The rain stopped after breakfast. So we grabbed the backpack, tossed in the rain gear, peanuts, and water and drove a few yards to the trailhead parking lot.
After lacing up the hiking boots we headed out to the beach. The hike is 6 miles roundtrip. It's a great hike, flat, a lot of it boardwalk. We saw red moss, lavender mushrooms, purple flowers, and huge trees.
It was so peaceful. Then, finally, we were at the beach. It was foggy in spots, but lots of driftwood, sand, rocks, and pounding waves. Funny how quiet the ocean seems with all that noise! 
We ate peanuts while we walked to the end of the beach. There was a hill to climb - then amazing views. We rested for a few minutes... then Dave went in search of tide pool life while I played with rocks.
Then we looked for a couple 'souvenir' rocks before we headed back to the RV. We only saw 2 other people the whole time we were at the beach. We also saw 2 deer.
The hike seemed a little longer on the way back. We got back to the RV and were on our way by 12:00. Destination: Sol Duc Hot Springs.We stopped for lunch at the Breakwater Inn in Seiku. It was excellent. They must be used to hikers straggling in... nobody cared about my messy hair.
We were at Sol Duc with our camp setup by 3:00. The resort is wonderful. It has a restaurant, convenience store, and cabins. The RV park is basically a large gravel lot surrounded with trees. The sites are arranged around the perimeter. It was nice to have power. Next time we might stay in the NPS campground right next to the park.
We relaxed for awhile, tested the TV (still works, dang it!) then headed over to the Hot Springs. It was kind of an expensive, but soothing, soak.
Dinner that night was frozen enchiladas (thank you Trader Joe's!). We watched Scary Movie 3; pretty funny. It was an early night. Vacation can be exhausting sometimes!
http://www.trails.com/tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=HGW028-098 - info about the Sand Point hike and lots more.
http://visitsolduc.com/ - link to the resort.
http://www.nps.gov/olym/pphtml/camping.html
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