Week ending Nov 20, 2014 Oregon Beverly Beach to Bullards Beach

Friday morning we walked through the campground, checking out various sites, hunting for one that would allow us to get satellite signal. After much discussion between us we found one we thought would work. We then loaded up a TV, the satellite and a receiver to see if in fact our suspicions were true. Yes we found what the park rangers believe is one of the only sites in the park that has a line to allow us to get satellite. We then moved the trailer to the new site. John is much happier now that he will be able to watch football playoffs.

Saturday was a shopping day at Lincoln City, browsing the outlet malls. We made a quick stop at Ace hardware to replace our Damp Rid.  It is very easy to find when we are at the coast. On our way back to Beverly Beach we stopped at Boilers Bay viewpoint for lunch.

We then carried on the Otter Crest loop to Cape Foulweather. We chatted to a couple from Calgary who were on their way further south for the winter. At the Cape Foulweather visitor center we talked to a volunteer who told us he had seen seals from the viewpoint earlier in the day. But of course since we where there, the seals had gone into hiding. Our last stop before the campground was the Devil's Punchbowl.

 




Sunday we watched football and the final Nascar race of the season.

Monday was beach walking day. We walked from the campground to the Devil's Punchbowl along the beach.

The surfers were again out enjoying the rolling waves. After a stop for lunch, sitting on a log on the beach we headed back to the campground to complete the nature trail that runs through the  old growth forest next to the campground.



Tuesday was moving day. Our target was Bullards Beach State Park. The drive , although only about 120 miles took us almost 4 hours. The first viewpoint we stopped at was Cook's Chasm (Capt James Cook traveled along the coast here)  near Cape Perptua.  The rocks along the shore here are quite different than other areas we have seen so far.

We finally reach a tunnel, our GPS had been telling us to get off this road, just before the tunnel, and follow some forestry roads to get to the other side.  The tunnel is only 11 foot 6 inch and we are much taller than that. It seemed very odd, because we had seen many RV's and logging trucks on the road coming toward us.  We parked and walked up to tunnel.  It only 11 foot, 6 inches, on the shoulder edge, but about 6 inches from the edge, it is over 14 feet, plenty tall enough for us. In fact as we were looking at it, 2 large Class A motorhomes, with Alberta license plates, went through. Greta (our GPS) yelled at us as we traveled through, but once we emerged from the other side she was happy again.   A bit further down the road, we entered the Oregon Dunes area.  After looking for a pull-off for lunch for quite a while,  we pulled into the the Siltcoos River Recreation Area looking for a lunch stop with a view. No luck, so we returned to the highway, and carried on as paying to park and eat our lunch and look at trees seemed a waste.   A bit further on, we found a bit of pull-off for lunch in the little town of Gardiner.
We finally arrived at Bullards Beach State Park. Now we are pro's at the State park system and had no trouble finding a full service site from which we could get a satellite signal.

Wednesday was a drizzly kind of day, but we bit the bullet and walked through dunes to the shore. We then walked along the shore to a parking area, and then followed the path back to the trailer, all in all a bit more than 4 miles.

Thursday was a wet day, with more rain than Wednesday, so we decided to head into Bandon, a few miles from the park, to do laundry, pick up some groceries, and post the blog at the library.  As we were leaving the park, the resident pet turkey was wandering around.   Doesn't he know that Thanksgiving is only a week away here?