Yesterday was a travel day so I didn't get a chance to post, so I thought I'd catch up. It's 6am and the start of what appears to be an awesome day! We left Newport under cloudy skies but it was apparent the weather was going to change. We've come to the conclusion that the closer you get to California, the nicer the weather becomes. We arrived in Florence under clear blue skies and the temperature had risen about 10-15 degrees. Shorts and T-shirt weather! After topping off the fuel in the coach @ $3.73/gal we headed for South Jetty, which is about 2 miles south of Florence. We got settled into our site and I'll try to get some pictures on here later today. When we arrive at a new location, we have a routine. I do the outside and Debi does the inside. Since my dad always told us kids to leave the site better than we found it, I start by raking the entire site. This levels any of the gravel areas and gets rid of the debris left by the previous camper. I empty the firepit of left over plastic spoons, styrofoam cups and beer cans...why do people do that..?? Then I trim any bushes or trees that interfere with the slides or the coach. After that I water down the site to settle any dirt or dust. I was extra ambitious yesterday and washed the coach too!...now she's happy and so am I....
We headed south on Hwy 101 and you can see the weather is already starting to get better....:)...not much traffic...this picture was taken about 1pm as we didn't pull out until after noon...
Even the fishermen were out in force as we passed Waldport. The water was calm and the skies blue. A small remnant of fog was still visible on the far horizon...about where Newport would be....lol
Just south of Yachats Bay, Hwy 101 hangs on the edge of the ocean much like Hwy 1 in Northern California, just not as high. Very beautiful. The beaches are still rocky and the outgoing tide leaves many tidepools waiting to be explored...
There are many beautiful old bridges all along the Western Coast from Washington all the way to Southern California. This is but a small example of the quality and craftmanship of bridge builders of another era. There is a walkway across this bridge so you can appreciate the work of Mother Nature below....
This picture does not do justice to the awesome beauty and tremendous power of the ocean. This was taken at low tide. Obviously, the water would be much higher at high tide. All day long, as the waves arrive they pound into this narrow chasm on the ocean side of the bridge and explode when they hit the rocks on the inland side. This area is called the "Devils Churn", and for good reason....
These next three pictures were taken as we continued south on Hwy 101. They need no explanation and are here simply for you to enjoy. The weather was warming up and the skies were now much bluer. Wonderful country.
As you travel south, the beaches turn from rocky shores with tide pools, to wide expansive sand. These sandy beaches are perfect for finding sand dollars. We are just north of Florence here and you can see how wide open the beaches are. Oregon beaches are clean and uncrowded....
We arrived at South Jetty resort and checked in. It was beautiful to see the full moon last night! Today we will explore the City of Florence and the Heceta Lighthouse. Joshua wants to do some sandboarding, same as snowboarding but on sand instead of snow. That may wait until tomorrow.....
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