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| I never get tired of the views |
We spent the majority of last week enjoying the warm sunshine and exploring the coastline. We went out to lunch with a couple from the resort and we explored the little shops on the highway in Depoe Bay. It's kinda fun to just poke around with no real goals in mind! We didn't find anything we couldn't live without.
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| Cape Foulweather |
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| Cape Foulweather |
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| Cape Foulweather Gift Shop. I loved the little guy with the Bino's! |
We made a stop at Cape Foulweather. The views are amazing and the little gift shop is full of fun things, just the right size for the Beast. I got a small carved rock in the shape of a whale tale, a little plaque that said Gone Whale Watching and Eric got me a piece of beautiful amber that I can have mounted for a pendant. I have a beautiful Amber bracelet so I am hoping to have it crafted to match. I splurged a little at this shop as they have sold the shop to the State of Oregon and everything was discounted. I hope the state keeps it open as they have amazing views out of the elements.
Our next area of exploration was the Flying Dutchman Winery, the only working winery on the coast. We enjoyed their wine tasting and of course purchased a few bottles. It was really quite good and it is quite close to us here.
The winery is next to the Devils Punchbowl which is a cool bowl shaped rock with clear water within. As you can see the seas were very calm so there was little wave action. We'll go back during a storm to see if it is any wilder then.
After several days of wonderful sunny warm weather, we experienced a cold snap that lasted the longest we have experienced yet! Lows in the mid teens every night caused the underground pipes to freeze and when they began to thaw out on Sunday, several pipes in the resort burst and we had several unexpected water features throughout the resort. Water has been intermittent and when its on, we fill the tank back up so we can shower, do dishes and everything else we need water for. We managed to stay warm despite the 14 degree temps by adding another quilt on the bed and having two little bed hogs certainly doesn't hurt. The most unusual thing is we got a few inches of snow on Friday and it didn't melt until Monday/Tuesday. The landscape crew was busy on Saturday shoveling snow off the roads. The highway was slippery with lots of ice as this section of the coast rarely gets snow, so no snow plows.
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| Yes that says 12 degrees in Portland! |
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| The view out my window. See the flags whipping around? |
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| What a great guy! He weathered the freezing wind and snow for the pups! |
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| Gidget warms herself by the "fire" |
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| When the snow let up, we had hundreds of birds in the area. Not sure if they were getting worms that peeked out to see why it was so cold! |
You can only stay hibernating for so long so Monday we took a little road trip down the coast to Florence. We made a few stops along the way as we are looking for a unique small tree and a whale wood carving. We had a little luck with the small tree at a nice nursery we may go back to get once the yard is finished with it's update/remodel. The roads were icy in spots and we were happy to get back home by dark. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner at Nana's Irish Pub (I think I should get a job there! Just kidding!) They have great food and the Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner is the best!
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| The little waterfalls along the road were all ice |
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| The Sea Lions at Sea Lion Cave |
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| Gotta love the different beaches here |
We decorated the club house for Christmas on Sunday afternoon and enjoyed wine and snacks and watched the sunset. This is the Good life!
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