And on to Salem

 We had to get one last picture together before we headed inland to Salem while Skip and Donna continued north to Tillamook.

 And one last trip over this majestic bridge until next year...

                                           one of the many spectacular views driving east to I-5

After getting settled at the Silver Spur RV park and finding out we can only stay till Friday (we found that out yesterday), we called our friends Ginger and Mark. We all went out for Mexican food, but I forgot my camera! I will make up for it tomorrow. We stopped by an RV supply place on the way back to the trailer and got lightbulbs we needed, and have been taking it easy ever since.

It warmed up enough for shorts; we sat outside and read (I was doing a crossword puzzle) until the benches got too uncomfortable), snacked for supper, took a walk and now...it is sprinkling! But that didn't last as long as it took me to write.

More Newport

Cary has been thinking of Georgies ever since we planned the trip. So the day started here with breakfast.

There are two lighthouses in the area that we all wanted to see, so we headed to Yaquina Bay Lighthouse first.

What a great view of the bridge from here!

Since we had toured it five years ago and it wouldn't be open for a few more hours (and Donna and Skip were spoiled after touring Battery Point...), we just admired the views.

This can be seen from the visitor's center at the Yaquina Head Lighthouse. Luckily Skip was driving. It was free to us with his Golden Eagle card. Cary has one too, but didn't have it with him. The center and lighthouse are well worth the price of admission, however.

Seals sunning themselves

Murres (those black specks are birds)

 Cary, Skip and Donna all take turns with the binoculars checking out the birds and the seals. The docent here had a very large scope set up to get a real close view of the seals.

 The Yaquina Head Lighthouse has a first order Fresnel lens, is the tallest lighthouse on the Oregon coast.

There are over 100 steps to the top. Cary and climbed them in 2008; because the next tour was much later than when we would be there, we decided not to do it again.

I found a book here I wanted at this great little book store, but they didn't take Discover cards, and I only had $2 in cash! The very nice owner wrote down the name for me and I will try to find it in a small locally owned bookshop somewhere else. I do order from Amazon, and I love finding mysteries at yard sales, but what would we do without these great little bookstores?

Newport

We refused to let the credit card issue get us down, enjoyed the day down by the harbor, watching the boats, poking in all the tourist shops and posing for pictures.

Fatigue has set in...

Seven weeks of being gone has finally hit me, I guess. We had a very nice day, but I am worn out. Then before supper we got a credit card alert from Chase Bank about a possible fraudulent use of our card in Detroit! And our card was declined at supper at the Newport Cafe. On the phone with Chase, ordered a new card and hope it arrives at our friends' home in Salem while we are there. Fun, fun.

Here's a photo of us still in Florence before the news about the credit card and before I knew how tired I was! Stay tuned for better news and more pictures tomorrow.

Florence Pictures

 Beautiful morning, wind probably won't kick up till after we leave--and we expect to see it in Newport.

So we took advantage of the time we had and the pleasant weather, grabbed the camera and took a walk.

While I was enjoying the scenery, Cary commented on the great welding job on this boat! "It should look like a row of nickels!" Now I know. I have to admit this is not the first time I have heard this!

We bought a Sunday paper for reading sometime down the road. I love having a newspaper. Remind me not to complain about the ads that get in the way of the Arizona Daily Star. The Crescent City paper used to publish five days a week and is now down to three; Florence has one twice a week. The paper we bought today is from Eugene.

Florence, Day Two or The Car Show

New readers to the blog may be surprised that instead of (or in addition to) scenery, we have a page devoted to cars! People who know Cary are not surprised in the least. We actually started the day with a mobile home park community yard sale, had to take our treasures back to our trailers to make room in the truck for our bodies, then came upon the Rhody Car Club of Florence here.

 Skip took some pictures too.

This 1947 Cadillac was my favorite.

This Mercury was very nice too.  

 Cary thought he heard "Green Onions" playing when he passed this (as he calls it) "James Dean Merc."

The owner of this Auburn described it as a second generation vehicle, not a kit car. There are some original parts (1935) with late model running gear.

Later at the Elk's Thrift Shop we saw these--

a hardtop Mini Cooper S, the first Cary had ever seen

An early 50s Morgan (handmade cars)

 Look at the size of the speedometer!

A 1958 Chevy was parked across the street from Mo's. We went in for a supply of clam chowder base.

It was a very pleasant morning, but the wind came back with a vengeance! I really wanted to get some more scenery pictures, so maybe in the morning before we leave!

Florence, Oregon

Before leaving for Florence we found an estate sale and another yard sale close to the RV park, good finds at both. Cary and Donna found bread at the Franz outlet; Skip got a part at the Ford dealer and Cary got a small fan for the truck (because we know it will be hot all too soon) at an RV supplier.

 After checking in at the RV park in Florence we walked over to Mo's on the harbor for lunch.

These guys were cleaning crabs...

 

and this guy was enjoying the discards!

Pretty flowers almost everywhere we looked

                                                 The Oregon coast has some great bridges.

Bandon, Oregon

Susan took this picture yesterday morning of one of the bucks that come into her yard to sample bird seed. She chases them out with a broom.

Before we left for Bandon I wanted to get a picture of Susan with the purse I made her with fabric from a quilt shop in Lusk, Wyoming. She loves horses, so I thought of her as soon as I saw it. 

Here is the pillow I fixed for her too. It sat on my sofa last night and really looked like it belonged here...but I will have to look for one of my own.

Susan wanted a picture of Caysi with her mom and dad, so here they are!

Lunch at the Bandon Fish Market--fish and chips, salmon and chips and a salmon salad, clam chowder. Yum!

We ladies all found things to purchase at the quilt store--no fabric though.

Some of us needed ice cream, even after sampling candy at Cranberry Sweets...

I thought we were going in here...but we finally wore ourselves out after some shopping (I bought a skirt--new, and found some vintage patterns in a thrift shop, as well as a book in the Winter River Book Store).

Cary saw the folks on this bike riding through town and took a picture when they parked it.

The lady riding in front was either reading a book or a map, but she was contributing to the pedaling process.

The Oregon coast is very windy; we are glad to be cool, but it always feels good to get back to the car and warm our bones! There was time to get some laundry done when I got back to the trailer. Thanks again to Susan for making the trip so much fun.