Blogs from Lincoln City, Oregon, United States, North America - page 2

The four of us had a pleasant three-day trip to the Oregon coast. Unfortunately the weather was not terribly cooperative. We had expected to see sunsets and maybe whale spouts, but instead a blanket of fog obscured most of the ocean. Still, the ladies enjoyed shopping at the outlet mall and visiting the casinos. As for me, I mostly read, using the iPad to access digital books. Lincoln City is home to the world's shortest river. This is the D River and I took a picture of it in its entire length. While I was standing there, the tsunami warning siren sounded. Just as I was thinking about heading to higher ground, it stopped. I assume that it was a test, but I can tell you that I had visions of the imminent arrival of a ... read more

Pack up, load up and and get comfy because we are hitting the road for another 8 hour drive to our next stop... We all seemed a little foggy on this particular morning, must have been that darn fire alarm! (DARN?? since when do I say DARN?? American influence... very contagious!) Anyway onward and forward:) We crossed a few amazing bridges and saw interesting little towns scattered about as Uncle Dave said "you don't want to blink, 'cos you will miss it" WE were now on the West Coast, the scenery was changing and we managed to get a pics of the rocky outcrops leading into the sea, it is so amazingly gorgeous I cant't get enough of it! Soon we arrived at our beach front accomodation and it had breathtaking views over the beach, within ... read more

Got to Neskowin at 5:30 on Friday night with just about the whole family in tow... When we got to the rental home we found out that it was called "The Sandy Castle". We had Eggplant Parmesan for dinner, went out for a quick walk on the beach and came back to play cards. On Saturday morning the whole family was up and moving by 9! Our first trip was driving to Munson Falls... It was about a mile off the highway on a dirt road and only about .75 mile walk from the parking area to the falls. It was a nice and easy hike that just about anyone could do. Next, we drove up a few miles to the Tillamock cheese factory where, yes, we got to see Cheese being made. Of course, the ... read more

After picking Emma and Sebastian up from school we dropped them off at Ricks and hit the road to Lincoln City. Heading slightly south and eventually getting on Oregon Highway 18 we were on our way. About the mid-point we saw signs warning of a car wreck... which lead us to a detour of going 45 minutes out of our way. On the up-side we got to see another highway and we listened to a whole Modest Mouse album in it's entirety. After following many detour signs (and seeing a few other cities, like Hebo) we eventually made it to Highway 101. We drove south for about 20 miles and eventually made it to our destination of the Sea Horse Motel. We droppe... read more

16th June, 2009. Newport Beach, Oregon Away early again, off down to Newport beach (by the way Kelly we had Oysters for dinner last night). The first part of the trip took us slightly inland, and then back out onto the coast, this is one scenic Highway. The road travels in and out of the coast, beautiful bays and lots of small resort towns (not busy at the moment but in a few weeks time will be booked out). The beaches look great and the weather is starting to get warmer, nice wide beaches. Into Newport and booked into Harbour Village Camp, last spot until the end of September and they have 140 sites (all RV, no tents). We are staying in a Bay, went for a walk after setting up, down into the fishing village, ... read more