We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and enjoyed the celebration with family, friends or those special in your life. We certainly miss our children and siblings at this time of year but it was nice to talk to them all.
We had a wonderful day and the weather was lovely, about the same as yesterday. Our Christmas potluck here at Port Orford RV Park was very nice – great food and lovely people. We came home absolutely stuffed, even had a wee nap when we got back.
They say there is supposed to be huge surf tomorrow so I know what we will be doing – checking it out!
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to All! It is hard to believe that Christmas Eve is here but it is so we wish all our readers a very Merry Christmas and we hope everyone has a wonderful day.
Today was a gorgeous day here in Port Orford – bright sunny skies with at high of about 15C (60F) – a perfect day.
Today we went to the local grocery store to pick up a couple of last minute items then headed to Cap Blanco, and lo and behold we saw the coast, water and lighthouse bright and clear – what a difference than the other day with total fog!!
Cape Blanceo
Cape Blanco Lighthouse
We also drove down to Hughes House,
a historical house built in 1898 – it looks lovely!
From there we headed back to Port Orford and just started driving around – what a pretty town. We found Garrison Lake, with a lot of pretty houses around it, and other roads that had really nice houses with a view. We stopped at Paradise Beach for a bit and walked down to the beach and watched the waves crashing in.
Paradise Beach
Today was our day for spotting wildlife, we saw three deer (all in different places) about 6 sea lions off Paradise Beach and a porcupine. The porcupine is the only guy I got a picture of and it isn’t a great one!!
Once back home we called our daughters who were celebrating Christmas together tonight with their families, we really miss them so it was so nice to talk to them and wish them a Merry Christmas. We will call our son and our siblings tomorrow, so even though we aren’t with them for Christmas we will have talked to them and feel in our hearts that we are with them at this special time of year.
Our Christmas dinner was a salmon filet that we had bought at Qualicum Beach, B.C and it was delicious. The dishes are now done and we are looking forward to a nice quiet evening.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Today was a gorgeous day here in Port Orford – bright sunny skies with at high of about 15C (60F) – a perfect day.
Today we went to the local grocery store to pick up a couple of last minute items then headed to Cap Blanco, and lo and behold we saw the coast, water and lighthouse bright and clear – what a difference than the other day with total fog!!
Cape Blanceo
Cape Blanco Lighthouse
We also drove down to Hughes House,
a historical house built in 1898 – it looks lovely!
From there we headed back to Port Orford and just started driving around – what a pretty town. We found Garrison Lake, with a lot of pretty houses around it, and other roads that had really nice houses with a view. We stopped at Paradise Beach for a bit and walked down to the beach and watched the waves crashing in.
Paradise Beach
Today was our day for spotting wildlife, we saw three deer (all in different places) about 6 sea lions off Paradise Beach and a porcupine. The porcupine is the only guy I got a picture of and it isn’t a great one!!
Once back home we called our daughters who were celebrating Christmas together tonight with their families, we really miss them so it was so nice to talk to them and wish them a Merry Christmas. We will call our son and our siblings tomorrow, so even though we aren’t with them for Christmas we will have talked to them and feel in our hearts that we are with them at this special time of year.
Our Christmas dinner was a salmon filet that we had bought at Qualicum Beach, B.C and it was delicious. The dishes are now done and we are looking forward to a nice quiet evening.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Today was a gorgeous sunny day, gotta love it. It was still cool in the shade but nice in the sun so we weren’t complaining.
Today was a cleaning day – John cleaned out the back of the truck (found out his golf clubs and shoes were sitting in a puddle of water – not good!) and cleaned the solar panels and fantastic fans – sure looks a lot better. Meanwhile, I cleaned out kitchen drawers etc. – always a fun job but it has to be done. I also spent quite a bit of time e-mailing back and forth with our daughters this morning – fun! Kelly had sent me an e-mail about the latest antics of one of her cats – certainly gave me my belly laugh for the day!
I went for a walk around the park and met a couple of other ladies in the park so had a nice chat with them.
This afternoon my latest toy, a Kindle, arrived. It looks like it will be a great way to read a book, I downloaded “I, Alex Cross” one so am looking forward to reading my first book on the Kindle. I think it will be a lot easier for me to read again as I find my arm starts to hurt after a while when holding a book and large books are really hard to hold for any length of time any more.
It is pretty well dinner time so I will get this posted before getting dinner ready.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Today was a cleaning day – John cleaned out the back of the truck (found out his golf clubs and shoes were sitting in a puddle of water – not good!) and cleaned the solar panels and fantastic fans – sure looks a lot better. Meanwhile, I cleaned out kitchen drawers etc. – always a fun job but it has to be done. I also spent quite a bit of time e-mailing back and forth with our daughters this morning – fun! Kelly had sent me an e-mail about the latest antics of one of her cats – certainly gave me my belly laugh for the day!
I went for a walk around the park and met a couple of other ladies in the park so had a nice chat with them.
This afternoon my latest toy, a Kindle, arrived. It looks like it will be a great way to read a book, I downloaded “I, Alex Cross” one so am looking forward to reading my first book on the Kindle. I think it will be a lot easier for me to read again as I find my arm starts to hurt after a while when holding a book and large books are really hard to hold for any length of time any more.
It is pretty well dinner time so I will get this posted before getting dinner ready.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Today was a cool day here on the Oregon coast with a high of about 49F (9C) and a mix of rain and sun. This morning it rained off and on and at one point the rain was mixed with sleet – what is this!!! Fortunately it didn’t last and by about noon the sun was out and the rain stopped, although the rest of the day was off and on sun.
Today John cleaned out the outside window troughs as they were full of water and dirt. While he was doing that I wrapped his Christmas presents and cleaned so that was a couple of good jobs done while he was outside.
Later this afternoon we went into the hardware and grocery stores then drove south for a bit enjoying the view on a clear day for a change.
Looking Toward Humbug Mountain from Lookout Above Dock
Looking Toward Humbug Mountain from Battle Rock Park
Surfers at Battle Rock
View From Lookout South of Port Orford
There was a bit of a sunset that was pretty but nothing magnificent, that is yet to come I hope.
About 6:30 we got a knock on the door and when John answered it was a man delivering a beautiful flower arrangement – they are from my sister Pat and niece Serita – thank you very much, they are gorgeous.
I called Pat to thank her so by the time I got off the phone we were in for a late dinner.
It is hard to believe that we have been here in Port Orford for a week – where does the time go!! We are enjoying it here and looking forward to another few nice weeks before moving on.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Today John cleaned out the outside window troughs as they were full of water and dirt. While he was doing that I wrapped his Christmas presents and cleaned so that was a couple of good jobs done while he was outside.
Later this afternoon we went into the hardware and grocery stores then drove south for a bit enjoying the view on a clear day for a change.
Looking Toward Humbug Mountain from Lookout Above Dock
Looking Toward Humbug Mountain from Battle Rock Park
Surfers at Battle Rock
View From Lookout South of Port Orford
There was a bit of a sunset that was pretty but nothing magnificent, that is yet to come I hope.
About 6:30 we got a knock on the door and when John answered it was a man delivering a beautiful flower arrangement – they are from my sister Pat and niece Serita – thank you very much, they are gorgeous.
I called Pat to thank her so by the time I got off the phone we were in for a late dinner.
It is hard to believe that we have been here in Port Orford for a week – where does the time go!! We are enjoying it here and looking forward to another few nice weeks before moving on.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Monday, December 21, 2009
During the early hours of the morning we reached our highest temperature of about 53F (12C) and it was downhill from there with a mid afternoon high of 45F (7C). It rained all night and morning, thankfully it is rain and not snow or else we would be buried under the white stuff – hee, hee!!
This morning we decided to take a run up to Coos Bay and finish our shopping – figured it was better to do it on a wet day than a nice sunny one. There is still a scenic route we want to take in that area but it will have to wait for a nicer day.
We had seen an advertisement for the Pony Village Mall in North Bend (North Bend/Coos Bay are side by side) and it is advertised as the largest indoor mall on the Oregon Coast so we decided to check it out, well, it didn’t take long to walk through it and back out with our money still in our pockets! It sure wasn’t very busy and although they had a J. C. Penny and Macy’s I didn’t see anything that I couldn’t do without.
When we came out of the mall there was this bright light in a blue sky – wow – sunshine! From there we made quick stops at both Wal Mart and Fred Meyer to finish up our little bit of Christmas shopping and get groceries to tide us over till next week.
The sun was going down on the way home but by the time we got back it was drizzling again - at least it is now a drizzle and not a heavy downpour!! It stopped long enough for John to grill burgers and now we hear the odd pitter, patter of rain drops on the roof but nothing steady and heavy.
I want to thank everyone for the nice Christmas e-cards, we have enjoyed receiving them and they are all pretty neat – thanks for making our day.
At this point we have nothing in particular planned for tomorrow but at some point we have wrapping to do, not my favourite job but guess it has to be done and I can’t ask John to wrap his own presents!!
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow although the forecast is for one more wet day.
This morning we decided to take a run up to Coos Bay and finish our shopping – figured it was better to do it on a wet day than a nice sunny one. There is still a scenic route we want to take in that area but it will have to wait for a nicer day.
We had seen an advertisement for the Pony Village Mall in North Bend (North Bend/Coos Bay are side by side) and it is advertised as the largest indoor mall on the Oregon Coast so we decided to check it out, well, it didn’t take long to walk through it and back out with our money still in our pockets! It sure wasn’t very busy and although they had a J. C. Penny and Macy’s I didn’t see anything that I couldn’t do without.
When we came out of the mall there was this bright light in a blue sky – wow – sunshine! From there we made quick stops at both Wal Mart and Fred Meyer to finish up our little bit of Christmas shopping and get groceries to tide us over till next week.
The sun was going down on the way home but by the time we got back it was drizzling again - at least it is now a drizzle and not a heavy downpour!! It stopped long enough for John to grill burgers and now we hear the odd pitter, patter of rain drops on the roof but nothing steady and heavy.
I want to thank everyone for the nice Christmas e-cards, we have enjoyed receiving them and they are all pretty neat – thanks for making our day.
At this point we have nothing in particular planned for tomorrow but at some point we have wrapping to do, not my favourite job but guess it has to be done and I can’t ask John to wrap his own presents!!
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow although the forecast is for one more wet day.
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Yesterday was a really nice day here on the Oregon coast with a high of 59F (15C) and the sun shone for most of the day – yeah!! I went for a walk and talked to Gordon for quite a while, he was sitting out at the picnic table reading his Kindle so I had a look at it and he showed me all the great things about it.
In the afternoon we drove north to Bandon, a very pretty little town on the coast. We took the Beach Loop Road and had some wonderful views of the ocean and the very rocky coast.
Neat Rock Formation
Cat & Kittens
Bandon Coast Line
Face Rock (Can You See the Face?)
We found the Coquille River Lighthouse that was commissioned in 1896 to guide sailors across a dangerous sand bar and then decommissioned in 1939 following improvements to the river channel and the installation of other navigational aids. We were surprised when we got to the jetty at the number of people on the beach, I think a lot of them were looking for oysters, and there were a few fishermen on the rocks but I don’t know if they were having any luck.
Coquille River Lighthouse
Beach at Jetty
The waves were really crashing in at the entrance to the Coquille River, I would hate to be out in a boat and have to try to enter the river through them, and yes we did see a couple of fishing boats out in the Pacific.
Waves at the Mouth of the Coquille River
Current Navigation Aid (The Fog Horn Works Real Good!!)
We left the jetty and drove through Old Town where there were a lot of cute looking stores and restaurants, but it was getting late so we didn’t stop anywhere, we had spent all our time looking at the water and taking pictures of it!
On the way home we did stop at Misty Meadows, a nice store with lots of jams etc., we had fun browsing there and even picked up a couple of Christmas presents.
Floats Decorating Fence at Misty Meadows
When we got home John grilled a steak for dinner and we spent a quiet evening. I was tired and not in the mood for doing my pictures from the day so put it off until today.
Today we are back to RAIN, it has poured pretty well all day so it is a pretty quiet day for us here on the Oregon coast. At least the temperature is staying fairly mild so we aren’t complaining. We have made some phone calls and John is working on his pictures and I am trying to get this done so I can get it posted with yesterdays pictures.
I have chilli in the slow cooker for dinner – it sounded like a good rainy day meal.
And so ends another great gift of a couple of days here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow although the forecast is for a couple more wet days then an extended period of sun. Time will tell.
In the afternoon we drove north to Bandon, a very pretty little town on the coast. We took the Beach Loop Road and had some wonderful views of the ocean and the very rocky coast.
Neat Rock Formation
Cat & Kittens
Bandon Coast Line
Face Rock (Can You See the Face?)
We found the Coquille River Lighthouse that was commissioned in 1896 to guide sailors across a dangerous sand bar and then decommissioned in 1939 following improvements to the river channel and the installation of other navigational aids. We were surprised when we got to the jetty at the number of people on the beach, I think a lot of them were looking for oysters, and there were a few fishermen on the rocks but I don’t know if they were having any luck.
Coquille River Lighthouse
Beach at Jetty
The waves were really crashing in at the entrance to the Coquille River, I would hate to be out in a boat and have to try to enter the river through them, and yes we did see a couple of fishing boats out in the Pacific.
Waves at the Mouth of the Coquille River
Current Navigation Aid (The Fog Horn Works Real Good!!)
We left the jetty and drove through Old Town where there were a lot of cute looking stores and restaurants, but it was getting late so we didn’t stop anywhere, we had spent all our time looking at the water and taking pictures of it!
On the way home we did stop at Misty Meadows, a nice store with lots of jams etc., we had fun browsing there and even picked up a couple of Christmas presents.
Floats Decorating Fence at Misty Meadows
When we got home John grilled a steak for dinner and we spent a quiet evening. I was tired and not in the mood for doing my pictures from the day so put it off until today.
Today we are back to RAIN, it has poured pretty well all day so it is a pretty quiet day for us here on the Oregon coast. At least the temperature is staying fairly mild so we aren’t complaining. We have made some phone calls and John is working on his pictures and I am trying to get this done so I can get it posted with yesterdays pictures.
I have chilli in the slow cooker for dinner – it sounded like a good rainy day meal.
And so ends another great gift of a couple of days here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow although the forecast is for a couple more wet days then an extended period of sun. Time will tell.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Today was a drizzly day here on the Oregon Coast but it wasn’t cold with a temperature of around 12C (54F).
This morning I did laundry, a good job done for another week! The laundry here is reasonable - $1.25 per load to wash and $0.25/10 minutes to dry and one dryer took 40 minutes and the other 30 so I am not complaining.
Coffee Room & Gazebo - Port Orford RV Village
Our Site at Port Orford RV Village
This afternoon we decided to go to Cape Blanco – a bad move as it was totally foggy and wet, we couldn’t see a thing – we have no idea where the lighthouse is and with the fog we could barely see the ocean. This is definitely a clear day trip and we will return!
A couple of things that I haven’t mentioned about this part of the coast: 1 – the cranberry bogs – we have seen quite a few of them in this area. We watched a TV program a couple of weeks ago about how they harvest the cranberries and it looked quite interesting, I don’t know if we will be here during a harvest but it so I will definitely try to get pictures. The other thing is that this part of the coast is known as America’s Wild River Coast and the name comes from the rivers that flow into the ocean in this area – the rivers are the Sixes, Elk, Rogue, Pistol, Chetco and Windchuck which are in Oregon and the Smith and Klamath in Del Norte County in California. My piece of trivia for today!
We went down to the docks and saw a fishing boat coming out of the water – it was interesting to watch and sure doesn’t take long to get them up on the dock.
We made a stop at the local grocery store to check it out, they have nice fresh produce and their prices aren’t bad so it will be fine for in between trips to a larger store – i.e. Fred Meyer or Wal Mart Superstore.
Dinner is now over and once I get this posted I hope to finish the book I started the other day.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow although the forecast is for a wet weekend.
This morning I did laundry, a good job done for another week! The laundry here is reasonable - $1.25 per load to wash and $0.25/10 minutes to dry and one dryer took 40 minutes and the other 30 so I am not complaining.
Coffee Room & Gazebo - Port Orford RV Village
Our Site at Port Orford RV Village
This afternoon we decided to go to Cape Blanco – a bad move as it was totally foggy and wet, we couldn’t see a thing – we have no idea where the lighthouse is and with the fog we could barely see the ocean. This is definitely a clear day trip and we will return!
A couple of things that I haven’t mentioned about this part of the coast: 1 – the cranberry bogs – we have seen quite a few of them in this area. We watched a TV program a couple of weeks ago about how they harvest the cranberries and it looked quite interesting, I don’t know if we will be here during a harvest but it so I will definitely try to get pictures. The other thing is that this part of the coast is known as America’s Wild River Coast and the name comes from the rivers that flow into the ocean in this area – the rivers are the Sixes, Elk, Rogue, Pistol, Chetco and Windchuck which are in Oregon and the Smith and Klamath in Del Norte County in California. My piece of trivia for today!
We went down to the docks and saw a fishing boat coming out of the water – it was interesting to watch and sure doesn’t take long to get them up on the dock.
We made a stop at the local grocery store to check it out, they have nice fresh produce and their prices aren’t bad so it will be fine for in between trips to a larger store – i.e. Fred Meyer or Wal Mart Superstore.
Dinner is now over and once I get this posted I hope to finish the book I started the other day.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow although the forecast is for a wet weekend.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Today wasn’t a sunny day but it didn’t rain, so that is a good day here on the Oregon Coast! We saw a high of 12C (55F) on the truck thermometer today but I think it actually got a couple of degrees warmer and I missed it.
View from Port Orford Lookout
Port Orford Dock
We decided to take a drive south to Gold Beach today and it was a pretty drive, but foggy, so not a good day for pictures. We stopped at a restaurant/seafood outlet in the harbour at Gold Beach for lunch – we both had a half sandwich with a cup of clam chowder – very good. The seafood outlet had Dungeness crab for $3.95/lb so if we can’t find it for anywhere near that price in Port Orford we will return here. We wandered through a store, then drove through a couple of RV parks before deciding to keep heading south to Brookings.
Derelict Boat in Rogue River at Gold Beach
Patterson Bridge Over Rogue River - Gold Beach
Oregon Coast
Brookings was a very busy place and quite pretty, there are a lot of carved bears along the sidewalk on the main drag – next time I will get some pictures! We checked out a few RV parks and watched some wind surfers, then stopped at Fred Meyer before heading home.
By the time we came back the fog was pretty well dissipated but it was getting too dark for pictures. We both think this is the prettiest part of the coast for any distance – lots of huge rocks sticking up out of the water and a lot of crashing waves – fascinating.
We have had a nice dinner of barbecued pork chops, baked potato and veggie and are now ready for a quiet evening of TV and reading.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
View from Port Orford Lookout
Port Orford Dock
We decided to take a drive south to Gold Beach today and it was a pretty drive, but foggy, so not a good day for pictures. We stopped at a restaurant/seafood outlet in the harbour at Gold Beach for lunch – we both had a half sandwich with a cup of clam chowder – very good. The seafood outlet had Dungeness crab for $3.95/lb so if we can’t find it for anywhere near that price in Port Orford we will return here. We wandered through a store, then drove through a couple of RV parks before deciding to keep heading south to Brookings.
Derelict Boat in Rogue River at Gold Beach
Patterson Bridge Over Rogue River - Gold Beach
Oregon Coast
Brookings was a very busy place and quite pretty, there are a lot of carved bears along the sidewalk on the main drag – next time I will get some pictures! We checked out a few RV parks and watched some wind surfers, then stopped at Fred Meyer before heading home.
By the time we came back the fog was pretty well dissipated but it was getting too dark for pictures. We both think this is the prettiest part of the coast for any distance – lots of huge rocks sticking up out of the water and a lot of crashing waves – fascinating.
We have had a nice dinner of barbecued pork chops, baked potato and veggie and are now ready for a quiet evening of TV and reading.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Today was a very quiet day here on the Oregon coast. The weather was damp and dreary – not a day to want to go exploring so we had a stay at home day.
We met Charlie, a former air controller, who has lived here for about 16 years and I think I heard he was 81, although you would never know it to look at him and talk to him – a very nice man and interesting to talk to.
I walked around the park a couple of times for exercise and that was about it. The rest of the day I spent getting caught up on some of my files etc. John also had a quiet day and tonight we enjoyed our Dungeness crab for dinner – yum!
It was 3 months ago today that we headed out from Sarnia on this trip – where does the time go!!
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
We met Charlie, a former air controller, who has lived here for about 16 years and I think I heard he was 81, although you would never know it to look at him and talk to him – a very nice man and interesting to talk to.
I walked around the park a couple of times for exercise and that was about it. The rest of the day I spent getting caught up on some of my files etc. John also had a quiet day and tonight we enjoyed our Dungeness crab for dinner – yum!
It was 3 months ago today that we headed out from Sarnia on this trip – where does the time go!!
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Today was very overcast with intermittent showers when we were getting ready to leave but at least it wasn’t a steady downpour. We headed out about 11:45 and stopped at the Crab Shop to buy another Dungeness crab for tomorrow night.
Tuesday seems to be a good travel day with little traffic so our 121 km (75 miles) trip was pretty quiet. There were wind alerts out but we didn’t experience any wind at Winchester Bay and just before Bandon, about 30 km from our destination, I said to John that it was nice that it wasn’t windy as predicted, no sooner were the words out of my mouth than wham, we hit the wind and boy was it blowing!!
We arrived at Port Orford RV Village about 1:30, it is a nice small park and we got an end pull thru site so have no one on our curbside and the site next to us on the roadside is empty so we aren’t the least bit crowded. The park is pretty well full but it appears that it is mainly fishermen who must come for the weekend or whatever as there certainly aren’t many people here now. The price for a month is $295.00, can’t beat that, so we have taken this site for a month. Now we know where we will be for Christmas and New Year’s and they have a Christmas dinner and a New Year’s Eve do so there will be festivities going on.
One of the travel journals I follow is Gordon & Juanita and they are here at this park for the winter. I met them both briefly, it’s nice to meet someone whose journal you have been following as I feel like I already know them.
After getting set up we drove into Port Orford, which is the oldest town on the Oregon coast, it is not a huge place but there is a grocery store. We went down to the dock and the waves were really crashing in but between the wind and rain I didn’t get out and take any pictures so these are the two I took out of the truck with the wind and rain blowing in on me.
The dock here is the only open-water port on the Oregon coast and is one of six “dolly ports” in the world where all the boats are hoisted into and out of the water daily. Of course with the wind yesterday I don’t imagine there were any boats out but it will be interesting watching them hoist them in and out.
We drove south a bit then came home, the coast looks beautiful along here so it will be fun exploring it. There is also Cape Blanco with its lighthouse to check out and apparently it is a great place to watch the ocean.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Tuesday seems to be a good travel day with little traffic so our 121 km (75 miles) trip was pretty quiet. There were wind alerts out but we didn’t experience any wind at Winchester Bay and just before Bandon, about 30 km from our destination, I said to John that it was nice that it wasn’t windy as predicted, no sooner were the words out of my mouth than wham, we hit the wind and boy was it blowing!!
We arrived at Port Orford RV Village about 1:30, it is a nice small park and we got an end pull thru site so have no one on our curbside and the site next to us on the roadside is empty so we aren’t the least bit crowded. The park is pretty well full but it appears that it is mainly fishermen who must come for the weekend or whatever as there certainly aren’t many people here now. The price for a month is $295.00, can’t beat that, so we have taken this site for a month. Now we know where we will be for Christmas and New Year’s and they have a Christmas dinner and a New Year’s Eve do so there will be festivities going on.
One of the travel journals I follow is Gordon & Juanita and they are here at this park for the winter. I met them both briefly, it’s nice to meet someone whose journal you have been following as I feel like I already know them.
After getting set up we drove into Port Orford, which is the oldest town on the Oregon coast, it is not a huge place but there is a grocery store. We went down to the dock and the waves were really crashing in but between the wind and rain I didn’t get out and take any pictures so these are the two I took out of the truck with the wind and rain blowing in on me.
The dock here is the only open-water port on the Oregon coast and is one of six “dolly ports” in the world where all the boats are hoisted into and out of the water daily. Of course with the wind yesterday I don’t imagine there were any boats out but it will be interesting watching them hoist them in and out.
We drove south a bit then came home, the coast looks beautiful along here so it will be fun exploring it. There is also Cape Blanco with its lighthouse to check out and apparently it is a great place to watch the ocean.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Monday, December 14, 2009
Today has been a wet, cloudy and cool day with a high of about 6C (42F), a good indoor type day.
It was pretty laid back for us, we went into Reedsport this morning to pick up a couple of things I forgot to get yesterday, then we came home and had lunch after which John got us hooked up ready for another travel day tomorrow. It wasn’t raining when he started but by the time he finished he was soaked, but as he said, he would rather do it in the wet today at 42F then in the wet tomorrow in the mid 30’s.
I have just messed around not doing anything particular, just enjoying being warm and dry on a damp, cool day!
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
It was pretty laid back for us, we went into Reedsport this morning to pick up a couple of things I forgot to get yesterday, then we came home and had lunch after which John got us hooked up ready for another travel day tomorrow. It wasn’t raining when he started but by the time he finished he was soaked, but as he said, he would rather do it in the wet today at 42F then in the wet tomorrow in the mid 30’s.
I have just messed around not doing anything particular, just enjoying being warm and dry on a damp, cool day!
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Today started out overcast but turned into a beautiful mild, sunny day – can’t ask for anything better than this considering we are on the Oregon coast and not in the sunny, warm south.
We decided this morning to head north to the sea lion caves as they were supposed to be open yesterday after being closed all week for their annual elevator maintenance. Well, I guess if I had been smart I would have checked their web page but didn’t, so it was only when we got there we learned that the elevator still wasn’t working – darn, and the fellow said it would be at least Wednesday before it is back in business.
We drove a mile north from there to the Hecta Head Lighthouse parking lot but decided to just enjoy it from a distance rather than hiking up to the lighthouse, then we headed south. We stopped a small viewing area between the lighthouse and sea lions caves and lo and behold there were hundreds of sea lions on the beach and up on the rocks, so even though we couldn’t get into the caves and see them up close and personal we did see lot of them on the beach. Even from the viewing area the smell was pretty strong and the noise from them was very loud so I can only imagine what it would be like in the cave!
Sea Lions
Hecta Head Lighthouse
We then headed south, about as far as we had headed north, to Coos Bay for a quick stop at Wal Mart then on to Shore Acres State Park to enjoy their holiday lights. This is a walk through display with over 275,000 lights, most of them being L.E.D’s. The cost to enjoy this stunning display was $3 for parking and the displays were gorgeous, and included some animated ones - it reminded us of the displays at Waterloo park and Niagara Falls only here there was no snow and it was cold but not freezing!
Holiday Lights at Shore Acres
When we got back John barbecued burgers for a quick dinner and now it is catch up time for my bog.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
We decided this morning to head north to the sea lion caves as they were supposed to be open yesterday after being closed all week for their annual elevator maintenance. Well, I guess if I had been smart I would have checked their web page but didn’t, so it was only when we got there we learned that the elevator still wasn’t working – darn, and the fellow said it would be at least Wednesday before it is back in business.
We drove a mile north from there to the Hecta Head Lighthouse parking lot but decided to just enjoy it from a distance rather than hiking up to the lighthouse, then we headed south. We stopped a small viewing area between the lighthouse and sea lions caves and lo and behold there were hundreds of sea lions on the beach and up on the rocks, so even though we couldn’t get into the caves and see them up close and personal we did see lot of them on the beach. Even from the viewing area the smell was pretty strong and the noise from them was very loud so I can only imagine what it would be like in the cave!
Sea Lions
Hecta Head Lighthouse
We then headed south, about as far as we had headed north, to Coos Bay for a quick stop at Wal Mart then on to Shore Acres State Park to enjoy their holiday lights. This is a walk through display with over 275,000 lights, most of them being L.E.D’s. The cost to enjoy this stunning display was $3 for parking and the displays were gorgeous, and included some animated ones - it reminded us of the displays at Waterloo park and Niagara Falls only here there was no snow and it was cold but not freezing!
Holiday Lights at Shore Acres
When we got back John barbecued burgers for a quick dinner and now it is catch up time for my bog.
And so ends another great gift of a day here on the Oregon Coast and we look forward to another nice day tomorrow.
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