Two Many Adventures: Beautiful Green Oregon!

After a week of camping at the repair shop, it was determined that more parts were needed to do the repairs, so they turned us loose for a few weeks. We headed back to my parents for a little quiet time. The deer were hanging close and the ducks were enjoying the river and pond. A beautiful place for some R&R!

This sucks the fish up into water filled trucks for transport to area lakes

A mama and baby deer

A crazy amount of fish

Gidget continues to contemplate life and squirrels

We took Mom for a tour of the Deschutes Brewery. It was a long tour, and we learned more than we wanted to about beer. The best part was the sampling, of course. Mom is not much of a beer drinker so we enjoyed her share. Afterwards we took her to a Vietnamese Restaurant for spring rolls and Pho. It was a day of adventure for Mom!

After a week at the hatchery, we headed to the Oregon Coast. A stay at Winchester Bay was so nice! We had amazing big rain on Tuesday with more coming over the weekend. The forecast is for over 5 inches in one day. We'll see how we hold out. The new windshield leaks, so we are keeping the dash dry with large amounts of shop towels. The windshield will be fixed when we return to Bend for the other repairs, so not a huge deal, just inconvenient so far.

The Oregon Coast is just amazing to me! I love the roar of the ocean, the cool breeze, and the amazing huge rocks and lighthouses.

We took some day trips to Coos Bay and Bandon to wander around the towns, shopping at bookstores, and enjoying lunch on the wharfs. We visited this really cool place called the Washed Ashore Project. They have taken a small portion of the 11 million tons of plastic that are in the North Pacific Gyre and turned into art to create awareness of the problem of plastics. Plastic is not biodegradable, with over 200 billion pounds produced each year, with only 4-7% of it is recycled. The debris that is washed ashore is turned into creative art pieces. It was all very creative and a great way to raise awareness.

Deer at Sunset Beach

Can you say awesome?

Oyster Shell Mountains

Coquille River Lighthouse

Elephant Rock

The RV park we are at is a great place with walking paths, bike lanes and grass. Our view is of the little marina so it's fun to watch the little boats come and go. There is a little harbor seal that hangs out right in front of the coach. I haven't been able to snap a photo yet as he is very fast. Cormorants hunt for fish and vultures and hawks fly about.