May 27, 2013 'Coasting' up to Portland, OR

Hi all,

We finally made it to the west coast of California on (I think) the 23rd.  A little town called Eureka which isn't much to speak of.  Only stayed 1 night.  We then headed out on up the coast and made it to Coos Bay, OR where we got a campsite right on the ocean and stayed there for 2 nights.  The beaches in Oregon are amazing.  The state passed a law quite some time ago giving the public the right to use every inch of the 363 miles of coastline so unlike some places, there's no hotels/resorts/private beaches ... it's ALL public. 
Unfortunately, the weather has turned cool, cloudy and windy at

times.  Which is why we decided to get out the kite and try our luck. 
Wouldn't you know it ... the MINUTE we got it out the wind died right off!  But we got some exercise chasing it when it crashed!

We left Coos Bay to drive a short way up the coast to Newport, OR which we read about in some magazine.  It's a pretty cool place ... been a fishing village forever ... and now still fishing but also lots of quaint shops and restaurants and - because it was Memorial Day weekend - FULL of tourists!

 

This morning the weather turned very snotty and looked to be that way for days to come so we decided to put off the rest of the coast trip for another time.  We headed up to Portland which is where we are right now.  Don't know if we'll stay here 1 or 2 nights ... we don't have to be in Port Angeles to catch the ferry till Friday night and it's not that far away now.  We'll simply play it by ear and see

how it goes.

So sad ... almost the end of this adventure ... but always a new one on the horizon!