Days Inn Newport Or

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The next stop was at Cannon Beach which is the home of the Haystack Rock. The sun shone a little bit and we did see a rainbow while on the beach.

Our next stop was at the Tillamook Cheese Factory. You are able to go up on the viewing level above were the employees are working. You get to see the cheese assembly line where the cheese is cut and packaged. We did get to taste ...

Every spring our Grandma Ellie would take my cousin Lacey and I down to the Oregon Coast to stay with out Great Aunt Laura for 4 or 5 days. The weather was usually cloudy, foggy, and drizzly, but we spent every waking moment on the beach in Newport, OR (except when we would go to the aquarium to see the whale from Free Willy). One trip we went down it was known as the 'Season ...

... of the Pacific was amazing where, even in relatively calm weather, huge waves crashed against massive rocks and capes. There is a winter tourism built up here just for storm watching.

This was supposed to be good whale watching territory, but our timing was off and we didn't see any. We did come across a huge colony of harbor seals when we stopped at an overlook of a lighthouse. Down the road, they were charging to go into a sea cave ...

We came into Newport and had lunch at a little fish stand.

We went to a post office to mail post cards.

We went to the Library.

We went to the Wal-mart to use the phone.

We went to the Oregon Aquarium.

We met an old friend of mine and walked on the beach.

We went to the Rogue Brewery but it was ...

... made camp and ate. Then we called it a night.

In the morning we made coffee and set out to see what there is to see in Newport. I was delighted to discover that Newport Oregon is quite the drinking town.We really weren't there long when we met someone interesting.
His name is Chris. Chris approached me one afternoon as Courtney and I were walking up the stairs into the Nye Beach parking lot. He asked simply"Do you guys drink?" To which I retorted a concise ...

... club rooms, so needless to say the Foreman tribe were over there at 3.01pm. Icecreams started at 25 cents and went to $1.00 for a banana split with all the toppings. Then straight into the large indoor hot pool, with spa and sauna. Back to the camper for a hot meal, a movie, as we fall asleep to the sound of the waves crashing in ... literally.

... the opportunity to help catch crabs in the bay. While still in the harbor we put bait into the traps and threw the whole contraption overboard. To give our traps good luck, you have to kiss the bait. Guess who got to kiss the bait? Yep, I was the lucky guest who locked lips with a rock fish. On our way back into the harbor, I had the chance to help reach down and pick up the buoys and the traps. We pulled in dozens of Dungeness and red ...

... are VERY small. Keegan and Collin both finished reading Shrek 3 and were excited to see the movie. We found a movie theatre, Walmart, and Starbucks here...believe it or not, we haven't seen these for quite a few days in our travels. Chris and the boys went to the movie and I had a chance to grab coffee and catch up on the computer at Starbucks. After the movie, we drove to the ...

... off the jetty.







We also visited nearby Yaquina Bay Lighthouse that was built in 1871. We explored the massive headland it was on & went through the lighthouse & hearing about how the light house keepers used to live.





I had read that Oregon still had ...

... wierd!! Worrying about where life's edges are, is pointless. Sometimes you have to fall off the edge to know where it is. However, worrying about how hard the landing is, is essential. On a similar note, taking the edge off while travelling is easy. Especially when 1.5 litres of Yellow Tail Shiraz is only $6 US! Eventually however you have to realize that spending every day like its Thursday afterschool can be ******* your head, and not proactive in dealing with the "why ...