I Missed You!

Sorry that we have been without internet access. We arrived at Whalers Rest Thousand Trails in South Beach, Oregon on Wednesday. It's a nice looking park and very friendly people. BUT!!!!! There is no cell phone signal there. AND...there is no internet signal. AND... no tv signal. OK, we can live without tv. And, a day or two without the phones is alright too. But, no internet!!!!! Arrrgh.

We arrived in the rain, set up in the rain, and sat staring at each other in the rain. We discovered a leak from one of the slides and on Thursday we moved to a different, move level site. Still no signals of any kind and still lots of rain. I did use the wifi in the clubhouse to let you know that there might not be a posting for a few days. But by evening, we had had enough. We informed the office of our early departure and left the next day.


Friday morning, the rain had finally stopped and we hooked up the jeep and left. We had a pretty day for meandering down the coast. First, we stopped at a viewpoint to see the spouting rock. That was fascinating watching the waves come in under the huge rock and then, seconds later, the water spouting 8 to 10 feet in the air from a hole in the top of the rock.


We managed a few more miles to the next viewpoint to see the Heceta Head Lighthouse. Someday we will take a tour of the lighthouse, but the road down to it is a bit much for the coach and jeep. But, when we stepped out of the coach at the viewpoint we were assaulted by a horrible noise. Looking down at the beach below us, we discovered hundreds and hundreds of sea lions sunbathing on the beach and playing in the waves. What a treat!


We continued a few miles more and found the Sea Lion Caves. I have never been to them and Doug was a child the last time he had seen them. So, we did the tourist thing and took the tour.


First, we took an elevator down through the mountainside about 220 feet to sea level. The sign warning us to take it at our own risk was a little unnerving. But well worth it when we got to the bottom. There was a lot of information and a fantastic view of the caves where the sea lions seek protection in the winter and bad weather. I would imagine that the noise level when the caves were full of sea lions would be almost unbearable.

From the other side of the caves, we looked out at the lighthouse again. After the ride back up, we stopped in the gift shop for postcards for Jacob & Emma and a pin for ourselves.

We continued on south on highway 101 to Florence. There, we found diesel for $3.12. I know that doesn't sound too great to a lot of you. But along the coast, diesel and gas are very expensive. This was the cheapest we have found since we left Washington.

We arrived at South Jetty Thousand Trails park in the early afternoon and found a nice quiet site. We have cell phone signals and internet. Yaaaaay! But, the clouds moved in and it started to rain before Doug got the tv satellite set up. So.....maybe tomorrow.

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