Heceta Florence

... there, it was a rather forgetable drive to the coast. There were many curves. We got to the coast and headed north towards Heceta Head.  We found a great little campsite at the Carl G. Washburne St Park.  We had to "hike" in with our ...

... with half the store, and the owner was very friendly and helpful as well. He recommended we get dinner at a small place in Florence called the "Seafood Station".  It's a converted gas station that he said has really good seafood. What he didn't tell ...

... to move in the cold and I had run out of lens cloths that were dry, but the climb was worth it.   I spent the rest of the afternoon along the coastline between Florence and Yachats where I stopped for dinner in my ridiculous attire.   ...

... dvds. After finishing up at the thrift stores we had to move along pretty quickly to keep to our schedule. We headed out of Florence a couple of miles north for the Sea Lion Caves.  The Sea Lion Caves are a natural cave that tons of sea lions hang ...

After breakfast in 'The Glenwood', a nice little eating place in Eugene, we left for the Oregon Coast. At Heceta Beach, I dipped my big toe in the Pacific Ocean,  so another one of my 'goals' for this trip were accomplished.   What an ...

... use their dump site since Beachside didn't have one.  (It's so nice to have a toilet.  haha.  We could see Heceta Head Lighthouse from there and we also saw an interesting bridge.  I liked the way the light showed through the cut out ...

First thing this am was Mass.  A small church overlooking the Pacific.  Great way to start the day.  The weather is foggy, cool and mysterious.........then SUN surprises us. Very strange and yet very enjoyable.  Hwy 101 continues to ...

... quite a chilled out place - retro style and no real mod cons but it was only for one night. We went out for dinner in nearby Florence which was a lovely town on the water.   The next morning we went for a walk out to a jetty on the lake, which ...

... treat for me) I had secretly booked us into a bed and breakfast that is the original light keepers house for the Heceta Head Lighthouse, the most photographed Lighthouse in the state. The Victorian house is about 115 years old with a resident ghost ...

... The walk back up was good for the gluts! We passed up one RV park on the beach and opted to travel a little further to Florence.  The park was extremely sterile with no grassy areas for the dog and I’m sure they didn’t want her doing her ...