20260331 Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Twin Harbors Razor Clam trip with Cichowski’s

20260331 Tuesday, March 31,  2026.  Twin Harbors Razor Clam trip with Cichowski’s

Our Senior Off Season camping pass is on its last legs.  In April, it is only valid for free camping Sunday through Thursday nights.  So we will camp tonight, Wednesday, and Thursday nights, and dig for razor clams Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings.  The low tides coincide with daybreak.  

We got off to a bit of a late start.  We received notification of a package delivery scheduled for today that required a signature, so we had to wait for the mail man, but Ben had also discovered that the conduits for the high rear floodlights had come loose, so he 3D printed new supports and mounted them.  He had also installed rear camera washers, which were from Amazon.com and usually a kit for installing windshield washers on UTV’s.  

We hit the road at noon.  Trump started a war with Iran a month ago, and with the Strait of Hormuz closed, fuel prices have really been skyrocketing.  Samcor, which usually has the lowest diesel prices around was $6.19/gal.  Angel of the Winds in Arlington has it for $5.99/gal, while the Costco in Lacey is $6.89/gal.  Ben packed three Jerry cans to fill up at the Angel of the Winds to hopefully get us round trip from there to the coast and back.  We also topped off the Bronco at $4.69/gal for regular.  
We made a quick shopping stop at the Lacey Costco, and although the price was much higher than Angel of the Winds, it was lower than most surrounding stations, so the gas station was very busy.  We picked up a rotisserie chicken, artisan rolls and carrot cake, in addition to a hot dog and soda for a quick late lunch.  

The weather driving down was beautiful, with mostly sunny skies, and the traffic was not bad taking the I-405 instead of I-5 because construction on the University Bridge has snarled traffic through downtown Seattle badly.  

As we approached Aberdeen and Hoquiam, the skies had darkened considerably, and by the time we arrived at Twin Harbors State Park at 4pm, it had just started to sprinkle a bit.  

We got set up in our usual spot- site 221, right next to the bathroom.  We then rendezvoused with our friends, the Cichowski’s, who had invited us to share in a dinner of home made chili with them.  We brought Costco tortilla chips, salsa and beer.  It was very nice to have the chance to go over some razor clam techniques.  It is hard to believe that they have never dug for razor clams before, although their children have.  

We will try to hit the beach at sunrise, which is just before 7am, so we will leave our campsite at 6:30am.  The tide will bottom out at 6:56am while official sunrise is at 6:48am.  Unfortunately, the weather forecast is pretty bad.  There’s an 80% chance of rain, and the winds are forecast to be 25mph with gusts to 40mph, so we may have some real trouble finding clams.  But the forecast for Thursday is much better.