Leaving Waldport (two more posts follow)

Well we have been here for a month and are leaving Saturday. Will be working our way down the coast to Eureka, Ca. Plan on spending a few days in Bandon Or and Brookings Or. Will be getting in Eureka area around the 11th. We have really enjoyed our stay here. This coast line is something to see. I have put a bunch of misc pictures in the 3 posts today. The state of Oregon parks system is outstanding. Within 20 miles there are about a dozen of parks with beach access, paved parking lots and some have campgrounds. This bridge is located in Newport and it alone is worth the trip here. I know there are a lot of folks suffering in the heat but it has been great here. We have not got above 65 degrees and with the breeze off the coast it has been nice. Shoot, I even had to close the windows in the rig to take a nap because it was to cool. We took Pepper to the beach yesterday and let her off the leash and she ran and ran and ran. Haven't seen her so playful for a long time. Got worried she would hurt herself.

More pics (one more after this)

Near Newport up the river is an Oyster Farm, they shuck around 3500 oysters per day and supply most of the restaurants in the area. You can buy shucked or in shell. The lighthouse is located in Newport and is in a very nice park.

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The bridge and boat were in the town of Depot Bay. A small tourist and fishing town north of us. Lots of whale watching in this area. The picture of the ditch is at our rv park. Even the ditches are pretty on the Oregon Coast

Old man with crabs

At the rv park we are in they rent boats and have a crab cooking station. They will cook your crabs for $7.50 for the 1st 10 then $.75 cents for each additional crab. The crabs catch has picked up the past week. Folks are catching limits, which is 12 per person. The "Old Man" holding the crabs works for the rv park. He assists in getting your boat in and out. You have to clean your own crabs and they will cook them for you. The park gets the pot boiling and then add the crabs. Once they start to boil again, they are cooked for 12 minutes. This group caught 32 and yesterday a group of 3 caught 36. No, I have not gone crabbing. Not something I am interested in doing but do enjoy watching folks come in with their catch. Weather has been very nice. Some morning fog and overcast but highs around 63-66 degrees. Jackies brother is looking into flying here but the weather has not been good enough for him to come. Pepper is doing good and enjoying walking the beaches. Going to visit a couple lighthouses in the next day or so.

Cape Perpetua Scenic Area

About 10 miles south of us is a small coastal town call Yachats (ya-hots) and there is a federal park there. It has a population about 650 and is called the Gem of the Oregon Coast. Made a day trip there and visited the park. From the visitors center you can go down to the beach (pictures in 2nd post) or you can hike up the 802 foot and 2.2 mile long trail to a lookout. The picture looking up is from the visitors center. We really wanted to see it so we went up. Oh, not hiking, there is also a road and parking lot atop of the mountain. From there it is a 3/4 round trip to the rock lookout. The lookout was built in 1930 and was used as a lookout for planes and ships during WW ll. The view from there was amazing. You could see both ways up the coast.

Tide pools below the visitors center

A narrow trail from the visitors center leads you down to the tide pools. There is a foot bridge across a inlet then on down to the beach area. There was a park ranger at the tide pools showing people where and what to look for. Saw a few small crabs but not much else. We continue to be impressed by how lush the coast is. Oregon has a great coast and it is well taken care of.

Evergreen Air Museum (pt 1)

Our friends Bill and Bev Edwards were up in this area and we all made a trip to the museum. The Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum houses the Spruce Goose. The museum is located in McMinnville Oregon. After winning a bid for the Spruce Goose it was brought up for Southern California on barges and reassembled on site. The plane is made of wood. The ribs are birch and the skin is done by process called duamold. They laminated 1/32 inch plywood together. 10 layers were made and it became a strong and lite surface. There are 4 buildings, a waterpark, the main museum, a space museum and a IMAX theater. It was hard to get the feel of how large the plane is and how big the building is. Besides the spruce goose the museum has a large collection of planes and motors. There were lots of volunteers working most veterans who were pilots. Along with their knowledge and the information written at each plane you get a real feel of the history of these planes. We spent a couple hrs there but you could easily spend all day