Saturday, October 1, 2011

Blanche & Lucy play tourists on the coast of Washington & Oregon

We dropped down into Coos Bay, Oregon from Washington and stayed in the Midway RV park.  Here Flo and Cheryl relaxed with the 'girls' - Luey, Blanche & Lucy.
We visited Cape Disappointment in Washington
The Lewis & Clark expedition ended their travels here at Cape Disapointment in Washington.
When we asked why it was named 'Cape Disappointment' there were so many answers that we took the one we liked best: Lewis and Clark were disappointed that they had come to the end of their travels.

Here - Flo, Co & Luey rest on the beach at Cape Disappointment.


Cheryl & Pearl with the girls resting in the sun - with the lighthouse in the background.
This beautiful Mosaic tile was the logo for the Blue Heron French Cheese factory.


While visiting the Blue Heron, we tasted lots of cheese and wine.
And of course Flo & Cheryl had fun on the cut-outs.
Anyone who hears of Tillamook, Oregon knows that's where the best cheddar cheese is made.

We sampled the tastiest cheese and ice cream here at Tillamook.

Their Tillamook Baby Loaf bus will be touring the country this year giving out samples of cheese wherever they go - watch for them in your area.

After taking the manufacturing tour and sampling lots of cheese we stocked up on loaves of our own.
We loved being on the beaches of Oregon - and Agate Beach was one of the nicest - soft sands but a bit chilly on the day we visited.

Here I am with Blanche & Lucy .
And here is Barb with Bailey - the sun was warm and the sand was so nice and soft.
We all dropped in on our friend Michele in Waldport, OR to visit for awhile - Quite a crew of people and pets - left to right: Flo & Luey, Pearl & Lucy, Cheryl & Blanche, Michelle & Lilly, Barb & Bailey, and Linda and Co.
Midway down the coast of Oregon we stopped at Winchester Bay to see another lighthouse.
While there we saw this amazing Humpback Whale's jawbone.
If you double click on this photo plaque it will tell you about the 60ft whale that belonged to this jawbone and how it was beached here on Salmon Bay in 1991.
At Cape Foulweather we saw lots f surfers, kayakers and paddle boards enjoying the 'not-so' foul weather.
Here a kayak tries to stay with the wave he was riding.


And this surfer just wiped out on his wave.
On another day on the Oregon coast we found it a bit cooler and foggy with explosive waves - here Cheryl and Lucy are a little close to pounding surf.

Here near Devil's Churn the waves were huge and the ocean was exciting to watch.

Same day at Devil's Churn with great waves.
Our friends Linda and Barb enjoy the waves with us.
Waves were too powerful to ride but beautiful to watch.

This gives you a feel for how big these beautiful huge rocks were in the ocean - can you see the people walking along the shore? Double click to see closer.

In the little coastal town of Newport, Co, Flo & Luey pose with the Sea Hags.
While in the little Newport coastal town we watched these fishermen on the edge of the ocean as the waves crashed.

Here's another shot of the same fisherman with the pounding surf.

Here's our crew after watching that fisherman - Pearl & Blanche, Cheryl & Lucy, Co, Flo & Luey, and Barb & Bailey....we are missing Linda who is taking the photo.

Still in Newport, OR - we watched in marvel as the fishing & cruiser boats  came into the harbor through this little narrow channel while the fast current and waves challenged them.

This is the same boat as above making it through the channel and making the turn quickly afterwards - we are watching from the bridge above them.

A beautiful little harbor in Newport where we all went to dinner.

The name of this boat is 'Last Dance' so I just couldn't resist taking this pic.
 Here is one of the last photos I took while we were driving back from day tripping - this Native American was doing a special run with his feathered spear along the roadway.

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