We did it! Hip Hip Hooray! Check another item off the good ol bucket list. We traveled up Hwy 101 all the way through Oregon into the state on Washington. We were probably in Washington for a total of 15-20 minutes. We simply wanted that picture proof that we had made it entirely up the coast of Oregon. All 363 miles. There was lots of smiling and giggling as we took these photos. I always get emotion when a trip…
So we’ve been staying in Newport, Oregon and this town is exactly what I felt a coastal Oregon town was going to look like. This is now my fav town, thus far…(I feel like I say that every day now!!) Newport has a historical bayfront district with shops, entertainment, and home to the loudest seal lions I have ever heard and seen! Lemon was very curious and scared of these loudmouths. It was fun to watch them barking at eachother…
Bandon makes me feel like I’ve stepped into a New England seaside town, they’ve even got the chowda to seal the deal. Yum Yum Yummy! Lot and lots of chowder. So much that it was hard to decide where we should eat, but Tony’s Crab Shack seemed to be the busiest on the boardwalk so we quickly decided this was our place for a seafood treat. I tried the New England style Clam Chowder and the Bandon’s Famous Crab Sandwich….
On the way out of Gold Beach we hit up a local favorite Otter Point. There are two popular hiking trails located here..one takes you down to the beach while the other takes you out onto the rock formations above! It is rather easy to miss this amazing hike if you didn’t know it existed. When you’re leaving Gold Beach right after you pass over the Rogue River Bridge you want to take the road to the left which with…