Sunshine!

The sun has been shining since we got up this morning. As the day has progressed there is a bit of a breeze, but it is simply a lovely day!

This morning we drove down to the Gleneden Beach public access for our morning walk along the ocean. There were a few brave soles out surfing and a number of people out enjoying the beach. Shortly after we started our walk we saw some track hoes digging up the sand. Looks like they were digging down to stack boulders in the huge hole hoping to beef up the shore line by some houses. Or maybe it was just boys with big sand shovels… ;)

This afternoon was taken up by doing laundry and napping. Then it was off on another walk down to the State Park. Again, lots of people out enjoying the sunshine both in the park and out on the beach.

Tomorrow we leave here and plan to head to a park located on the Siletz River just about 20 minutes away. Just a change of pace. I do have to admit that the past week or so, just as I wake up, I wonder where I am - what park, what town. It’s an odd disorienting feeling, but I am afraid it isn’t going to go away any time soon! :)

Trees at Gleneden Beach park

Here's a clip so you can pretend you're at the beach too!

Lazy Day

It has been a very typical Oregon Coast day… rain squalls, heavy mist, wind, clouds, so we haven’t been out much. We drove in to Lincoln City to do a little banking and filled up the pickup with diesel. No, the banking was not to take out a loan to fill the tank with diesel, but it is getting ridiculous! Oh well, I’m sure the fuel prices will get higher yet but as there is little I can do to stop it I’m not gonna worry about it.

We did take a couple short walks over to the Fogarty Creek State Park today. The park is protected from the wind so providing you manage to fit your visit between rain squalls it‘s not a bad place to go walking. On our second walk we braved it out on to the beach and found oodles of sea foam. Now if you have never seen sea foam in the wind, it kind of looks like wobbling Jello. Cheyenne was not at all sure what to make of this stuff. She spotted a little glob of it caught between a couple rocks and… well, look at the video… so funny.

The photo above is at Fogarty Creek State Park

The photo to the right is of the sea foam on the beach

Cheyenne vs. the sea foam

Depoe Bay, OR

We are staying at the Fogarty Creek RV Park in Depoe Bay. It is right next to the Fogarty Creek State Park which is a day use park only. The weather is misty and a little windy but somehow at the Oregon coast that is just perfectly acceptable! The RV park is small but fine. Not right on the beach but it is just a short walk through the State Park to get to beach access. Free wi-fi and cable so that will keep us entertained when it is too rainy to get out, so we’re happy!

Dave, Cheyenne & I walked down to the beach shortly after arriving. We have been wondering what Cheye’s reaction would be to the ocean… see the video below!

It is great to be back at the beach, especially along the Oregon coast. The smells and sounds are so soothing. The weather is supposed to clear up over the next few days so I’m looking forward to some beach combing. We will be here for a few days and then may just mosey down the coastline a bit.

Cheye meets the Ocean

In the State Park

Ocean view