Clamming on the Coast

Well we've lived in the Seattle area for over a year and a half now and we just experienced something that not many people can say they have done...razor clamming on the Pacific Ocean. We headed to Grayland, which is just 10 miles south of Westport where we were greeted by miles and miles of sand. Unfortunately we showed up about 2 hours early so we had plenty of time to play in the sand and water (actually not so much in the water as it was only 55 degrees and 30 mph winds). Suprislingly the kids had a great time despite the somewhat unpleasant weather. Finally after waiting a few hours I found the first sign of razor clams and we began our hunt which resulted in about 25 clams between Natalie and I. I must admit Natalie did a much better job than me at finding the clams. I would guess that she caught 15 of the 25 clams. After 4 hours on the beach we headed home and proceeded to gut our clams. Like a train wreck, Natalie just could not take her eyes off the gutting process despite the fact that she was almost vomitting. Because of this Natalie is no longer interested in partaking of our clams! We had a great time with some great friends. I'm thinking this will be an October Bradshaw tradition from now on.