Day 26 – Coos Bay, Oregon

We moved another 100 miles down the Oregon coast today.  We are staying at a commercial park just south of Coos Bay for the next three nights.

Last night after I posted, we walked out to the beach to watch the sunset.  There really wasn’t much of a sunset due to the clouds on the horizon.

But the clouds did get a bit colorful in this view toward the lighthouse at Newport.

We left South Beach about 9:00 am and I was a little concerned that we might arrive at our destination too early.  It’s amazing how much time we can waste as we shop and sight see along the way.

Our route is right on the sea shore for much of the trip.

Of course a travel day isn’t complete without a stop at a quilt shop.

There’s not much to this shop.  We won’t be here long.

The next hour of driving offers some stunning Pacific coast views.

Cormorants are common out here.  They might out number the gulls based on my count.

I thought this was a working fishing boat, but after viewing the photo, I see it’s a research vessel from Oregon State University.

You don't see a lot of shiny white fiberglass cruisers out here.  It's mostly steel working boats of some sort or aluminum Northwest design personal boats.

There’s a sweet piece of real estate.  At least until the tsunami arrives.

That reminds me…the tsunami thing was something new to me.  All the campgrounds on the ocean have had tsunami evacuation directions and routes posted.  That’s something I wouldn’t have thought of…until it was too late.

And a couple more stops along the way.

This is a lighthouse site.  It’s behind the trees on the bluff.  There was a parking fee here and the ranger showed up so we didn’t go up to the lighthouse.  It wasn’t worth my $5 bill.

Looks like a scene from Lake Superior.

We continued south and made our way across the Coos Bay bridge.

Kathy had another quilt shop stop on today’s tour.

This one didn’t offer much that interested her either.  It was a cheap day for Kathy.

Another 10 miles and we arrived at our destination.  Oceanside RV Resort. 

Again, “resort” is a relative term.  This is run by “Sun RV Resorts”.  It’s the same outfit that owns the Florida park we winter in.  After a brief walk around the park, it’s no surprise that lots of stuff is out of order…just like in Florida.  We have internet and cable TV so we’ll be satisfied. 

Our site is just off the beach.

There’s a path through the beach grass of about 20 yards.

It opens up onto a beautiful beach area several miles long.  To the north is a jetty from the bay entrance.

To the south, is a point that looks a little rugged.

I doubt we could get around that, but probably would never get that far anyway.

I was looking forward to possibly watching a Pacific sunset tonight, but as I write this text, the fog has rolled in so that activity is probably off the table.  I’ll just have to watch football.

Such is the life of a nomad.