Raspberries and Limes: Oregon Coast Trip

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

On day 3 we woke up, and went over to the Cape Blanco lighthouse. It was too early to get close, but it was still pretty. We found a few tide pools at a pull off a bit down the road in Bandon, and also got a pic of Face Rock and one of the many beautiful beach houses. In old town Bandon we stopped and got ice cream and it was soooo good! We crossed the bridge and went to visit the Coquille Lighthouse... there were tons of high schools kids there, so we didn't get to tour it... so this far away pic is the only one we got of it. :)

Cape Blanco Lighthouse

Horseback Riding on the Beach

Coquille Lighthouse

In Coos Bay we ran into a problem... bald tires. Thankfully they had a Les Schwab and we were able to get two new tires put on quickly. The only major rain storm we experienced was while were were waiting for the tires to be changed, and it stopped by the time we were done. YAY! We backtracked to Shore Acres State Park and were able to see the beautiful gardens there. Mostly Rhododendrons, but a few roses and other flowers. I think I have a new favorite flower. :) Rhodies are incredibly gorgeous. We never did find the Cape Arago Lighthouse though. At the Sea Lion caves, instead of paying $15 each to go down below, we instead pulled off the road a bit and saw the sea lions down below on some rocks, sun bathing the day away! SO cute.... and loud!

At the Umpqua River Lighthouse we were able to tour the lighthouse as well as see the Oyster beds that are in the jetty. It was very interesting! Before the end of the day, we pulled off at a couple more places and found some tide pools. No Starfish yet, but the Anenomies and clams were very interesting. We found our stopping place for the night, the South Beach State Park. The campground here was a bit more expensive, but we were lucky to find a spot. We didn't realize that we may not find a camp spot since it was Memorial Day weekend. The beach was a bit of a hike away from this site, and not realizing that, we walked... the sunset was gorgeous though and we got some fun pics of the boats coming into the Newport Harbor. That night we had yummy hot dogs and milk and treats.