May 23, 2013… Eureka, CA
We finally made it to the west coast of California on the 23rd! We stopped in a little town called Eureka which is kind of quaint, but not a lot here. We had only planned to stay the 1 night as we need to be pushing for home. Our RV Park, Shoreline RV Park was very close to the town center fairly near the harbour so we went for a drive and a walk about the town centre to check things out. There are some very interesting old buildings and homes in Eureka.
Eureka Harbour
Ingomar Club
The harbour at Eureka
In the afternoon we drove over to Samoa Beach which is located on a very long peninsula separating the open ocean from Eureka Harbour. There is a bridge from Eureka, crossing a couple of small islands, to the peninsula so you don’t have to make a long drive around the whole estuary. The beach is miles of white sand and is spectacular with Ice Plant flowering in the dunes!
Samoa Beach
Hottentot-fig or Ice plant at Samoa Beach
24 May 2013…Coos Bay
In the morning we 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!
Kite flying in Coos Bay
BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
We lucked out in Coos Bay and we were there for the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay festival. Great food, great music…fun times!
Enjoying some BBQ at the BBQ, Blues & Brews on the Bay
27 May, 2013…Up the Coast to Newport, OR
We left Coos Bay to drive a short way up the coast to Newport, OR which we read about in some magazine. There is some amazing scenery along this coast,..so rugged and wild!!
Oregon Coast
So many amazing beaches along here!
There are some incredible bridges and lighthouses along this stretch of the coast as well!
Yaquina Bay Lighthouse
The Isaac Lee Patterson Bridge in Gold Beach
Heceta Head Lighthouse
Newport is 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! We did have a wonderful dinner at Ma’s Annex restaurant!
Yaquina Bay Bridge, Newport
Agate Beach and Yaquina Head Lighthouse in the distance
The docks in Newport
Anna’s Annex Restaurant in Newport
Anna’s Annex Restaurant in Newport
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!
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