South Beach SP, Oregon 12-12-07

Today was overcast, grey and cold, not much wind. We left Bullard’s Beach at 10 and headed north on 101. The tide was coming in and the waves were huge. We stopped in Florence at the Safeway for some milk and a Mocha at Starbucks.

We got behind this lumber truck and I found the patterns on the end of the 2x4’s fascinating. These were made from very small trees.

We traveled 119 miles and are spending tonight at South Beach State Park in Newport, Oregon. It is a very large campground and extremely popular in the summer. It is a ¼ mile walk to the beach but the path is paved. We got in at 1:30 and needed to get set up and have lunch so we could get to the beach. The sun sets around 4:30 so we wouldn’t have very long to scavenge.

The best time to visit the coast is now; no traffic, no crowds, the pick of campground sites and the light on the beach is so interesting with the sun so low in the sky!

Tomorrow we head inland for Albany where we’ll be for two weeks spending the Christmas Holiday with Michelle and her family.