http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Oregon/Florence/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , Oregon , Florence en-us Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:22:18 BST Tue, 14 Oct 2008 09:22:18 BST The third day of our roadtrip dawned fine and sunny again and the wind of Sunday was not present.The motel in Crescent City as just passablenot flash but el cheapoWe headed north on 101 but had only travelled a couple of blocks and a warning bell sounded in the car and a light came on the dashboard.We didnt know where the next Dollar Renta Car would be and as it is a public holiday we didnt exp http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Florence/blog-318778.html Well we experienced the notorious Pacific Northwest Fog today. We woke up to a cold foggy morning in Lincoln City. Wersquore sorry there werenrsquot many pictures from yesterday. Lincoln city didnrsquot have too many picturesque moments and unfortunately the morning didnrsquot offer many more either. We were surrounded by fog until about noontime which was just in time for when we ca http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Florence/blog-312665.html 630712008 We arrived in Florence the night of the 30th and camped outside of it. We decided to stay a second night which was nice to stay in one place for a while. Florence was a cute oceanside town. We went on a hike to the light house which was very pretty. We also visited the Sea Lion Cave which is the largest sea cave in the world There were tons of sea lions. That night we shopped in ol http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Florence/blog-294985.html Our new location is the Oregon coast. Our first volunteer job is at Heceta Head Lighthouse just north of Florence Oregon. Our job is to conduct the tours of the lighthouse. We work 4 hours a day 4 days a week. We have just completed our first 1 weeks of work and so far we are loving it. In return for our labor the parks department gives us a free campsite to park our trailer in. We will http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Florence/blog-87798.html On March 7 1778 the great British navigator Captain James Cook having sailed from the Hawaiian Islands which he had just discovered made his first sighting of the northwest coast of America. It was a promontory rising abruptly some 500 feet above the rocky shoreline about 10 miles north of what is now Newport on the central Oregon coast. He named the point Cape Foulweather in reference to http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Florence/blog-62938.html Depoe Bay a very picturesque little town located on the Oregon coast about 10 miles north of Newport is home to what is said to be the world's smallest yearround navigable harbor. Cut into the coastal basalt rock by millions of years of pounding surf the tiny harbor is connected to the Pacific Ocean by a narrow passage through the rocks. Onlookers gather on the highway 101 bridge to watch as http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Florence/blog-62686.html Well. I have finally come to terms with somethinghellip I am NOT a camping ldquoroughing itrdquo type person. I am a hair product toe nail painting hair drying marathon four different outfit changes big sunglasses wearing type girl. It does sadden me this sudden realization but I guess itrsquos time for me to stop living in a bubble and accept the cold hard truth Irsquom a g http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Florence/blog-62038.html Hi everyone Well we did not exactly find the sun but we did come across the Pacific Ocean. We are spending the night in Florence Oregon right on the beach. The ocean is so beautiful. It's weird to think that we live so close to the Atlantic and right now I am writing to you steps from the Pacific Ocean. We have decided to stay another night here in Florence so that we can have a slight respite f http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Florence/blog-61882.html Greetings from FlorenceI certainly can't complain about some of the perks of my job. I'm spending four days this week on the central Oregon Coast in the small town of Florence. When I'm not conducting training I get to explore.So this morning I drove south to the Oregon Dunes Recreation Area and spent some time walking the dunes and gazing at the ocean. I brought my recently acquired digital http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/Oregon/Florence/blog-5561.html