Crown Pacific Inn Express Lincoln City

... different kinds of cheese and yes, we did buy some cheese along with a package of cracker and a knife to cut the cheese with. I had to give the knife to my daughter for her checked luggage as we were traveling with carry-ons My daughter and I both had some Tillamook ice cream which was delicious.<br><br>We made several stops along the way to take photos and checked into the Comfort Inn in Newport.

... how we managed to never once got stung by the 40 or 50 Jellyfish we carried, with our bare hands, every day. Lace and I have always been able to pet the most vicious dogs w/o being mauled, ride the stubbornest horses w/o being bucked, and let the meanest hammsters crawl all over us with never a bight. Animals have just always liked us. I guess that goes for Jellyfish as well!

Our next adventure took us from the mountains of Oregon to its coast. We headed first to a campground near South Beach OR, about a third of the way down the coast. After a few days there, we headed further south to Sunset Bay State Park so that we could continue our explorations.<br><br>For most of our exploring, we stayed on Hwy 101 which is also the Pacific Coast Scenic Byway. The Oregon coast is protected and the state has done a great job ...

... I passed signage for Lewis and Clark (passed along parts of their trail last year too).<br><br>Earlier when I rode into the Washington Hoh Rainforest area I went up into the cloud/mist zone for about an hour. Lots of lumber trucks and quite a few other bikers. The riding temps hovered between 57 and 68F today.<br><br><br><br>

... back towards Seaside and decided to stay on 101 and not take any detours. It was 9pm when we passed the Tillamook Cheese factory, so that planned event was not going to happen. Problem was, bricks of Tillamook cheese had been promised to family back home but eventually we realized that Safeway probably would have it and we could just stop there. All the way back we had a familiar feeling as we passed through some of the small towns, in fact Mom recognized ...

... Some diners were having beer shots, a tray of different varieties of mini beers to try with different dishes. I am coming back one day to have this!<br><br>After lunch we headed right for the beach. Although sunny, it was a little cool and breezy and we noticed that there weren&#8217;t too many people in the water other than a few surfers riding the waves. Most folks were heading for a humongous sand cliff that loomed over the beach area. It was fairly far off but we decided to give it a ...

... br><br>We got a room on the south beach.<br><br>We walked to a nearby bar for food, it was karaoke night - she sang.<br><br>In the morning we went to a 'pirate cove' shop.<br><br>We walked on the beach.<br><br>We drove on 20 to Corvallis.<br><br>We stopped in Corvallis and hiked on Bald Hill again.<br><br>We drove south to Eugene.<br>

... to Depot Bay. The fog was not AS bad as yesterday and 7 whales were spotted from the center. Unfortnately, we didn't see any. So, it was back to Lincoln City and dinner at Moto's, well-know for their seafood. We finished our time at the lake house watching the sunset and then enjoying a fire and a good movie on the VCR!!! <br>

... some gray whales but unfornately the fog was thicker than pea soup (and cold too!!). So, we spent most of our tour in the bay looking at crabs and learning about plankton. We then headed up to Depot Bay, the nation's smallest bay to try and see some whales from Oregon's official Whale Watching Center. Again, the fog made things very difficult. They only spotted 3 ...

... promised. Carried on south but completely missed the 'city' I was aiming for - it was so small - and by about 5pm found myself in Lincoln City instead. Not sure how anywhere boasting a proud population of 6,600 could ever be considered a city, but they claimed to be. Hopped from motel to motel until I finally found somewhere cheap enough. After negotiating a discount I headed back up the hill to the cinema I had passed but with ...