Aug 6, 2012 - Another Week, Another Move

Once again, Monday has rolled around and we have moved up the coast of Oregon. This time, our day's journey was a whopping 19 miles to the tiny community of Depoe Bay. The only thing we both remember from our previous visit here four years ago was the Whale Watching Center in downtown Depoe Bay. Evidently, there is a pod of whales who stay year round off the coast near Depoe Bay and they are faithfully followed daily by some avid locals. -- We are staying for the next week at the Sea and Sand RV Park in Depoe Bay. We have not stayed here...

Jun 26, 2012 - Depoe Bay - great view of Pacific

Drove about 130 miles along the ocean on Hiway 101 to Depoe Bay. Some great views. Two nights here. They claim there are a pod of whales that stay here during the summer, but not sure if we will get out to see them. No whale siting on our trip. Cape Argo State park had lots of seals, etc.

Jun 10, 2012 - Depoe Bay

This will probably be our last update from the area. We will be heading toward Washington soon. We had a great day visiting the little town of Depoe Bay. It was cool watching the boats coming back in from fishing charters and cheering when they arrived safely back into the harbor. Depoe Bay is the site of the world's smallest navigable harbor. It is a challenge for the boats to get back in. The guys we heard cheering were also happy fishermen. They came back with some nice fish and crabs. We also did some whale watching, we didn't see...

Jun 6, 2012 - Day Trip: Depoe Bay, OR

We wake up to sunshine. Hurray! We head to town. We find a market. Strawberries are in season. We find the Jennifer Sears Glass Art Studio. I set up a 3:30 appointment to blow a glass float. We travel south to Depoe Bay. It has been a long time since I have been warned about rattlesnakes. We are now in a Tsunami Hazard Zone. The Depoe Bay Whale Center is more of a visitor center. It overlooks the bay. It is the perfect place for visitors to whale watch. Today, no whales have been sighted yet. We browse in several of the shops. I buy...

Jun 4, 2012 - Day Trip: Depoe Bay, OR

Lincoln City Forecast: Partly Cloudy and no chance of rain. Our destination for the day is Depoe Bay to the south. First, we explore Lincoln City. We find Chinook Winds Casino. We are not planning to gamble. John recognizes the name. John watches Pool Tournaments on TV. They are played here. Who knew? As we head through town, I have a Blue Whale moment. There it is! “D” River is the world’s shortest river. Our campground is near Devil’s Lake. The river flows from the lake to the ocean. I put my water shoes on. It is time to get my feet wet....

Sep 28, 2011 - Day 17 Depoe Bay 2

staying another day in depoe bay, we went to several small towns, had hamburgers at a nice rest, bought clam chowder for dinner and went agate hunting along the beach finding many nice pieces... as they say in LA, today we was, " jus kickin' " our today's pixs https://picasaweb.google.com/106561095600031071594/Day17DepoeBay2# ron & bebe ipad sent, "movin' on up" our map places and where we are now... http://fms.ws/65W2q/44.99641N/124.00464W http://fms.ws/65c14/44.81187N/124.06226W http://fms.ws/65fkU/44.83929N/124.05017W...

Sep 27, 2011 - Day 16 Depoe Bay

stopping at several neat towns w/lots of things to do we got a little past depoe bay another neat place with w/a blow hole the splashes up onto the roadway. eating clam chowder and strolling several small beaches looking for agates finding several very small ones, the big ones are picked early a.m. by the rock hounds who later sell them... anyway in our photos along this area, which is very foggy/misty, and lays a thin salt layer on your windshield like a fog making our pixs foggy and blurry when we shoot thru it... our pixs for...

Jul 15, 2011 - Depoe Bay, Oregon

This morning Fred took a ride by himself on an inland country road. He said it was pretty but not as winding as he’d hoped for. After lunch we rode into Depoe Bay, home the world’s smallest navigable harbor and also to Cape Foulweather, named because of the lousy weather encountered there. At Depoe Bay, the waves run beneath lava beds along the sea wall, often spouting geysers up to sixty feet into the air. The waves were great fun to watch, even though the waves weren’t as high today as I heard they sometimes were. There was a whale...

Sep 9, 2010 - Crossing the Columbia

On our way to Depoe Bay Today we drove south from Long Beach, Washington to Depoe Bay, Oregon. The trip is only 140 miles but Highway 101 winds along the coast and is slow in places. We stopped several times along the way, which slowed us down even more. Our first stop was at the Long Beach Boardwalk to take some pictures of their great bronze sculpture of Captain Clark gazing at a sturgeon lying on the beach. It commemorates the 1805 Corps of Discovery’s reaction to seeing the Pacific Ocean for the first time, and some of their journal...

Aug 31, 2010 - Relaxing in Depoe Bay

8/31/10 Since our last communication, we have visited a farmers market in Lincoln City, visited Yachats and had a three day visit with Melanie and Ziggy. Melanie left this afternoon to return to Portland. On Monday, the RV repairman arrived as promised and replaced the broken spring on the fifth wheel. We have not road tested the repairs but my observations seem to indicate the repairman was knowledgeable and properly completed the repair. Guess we’ll know tomorrow when we depart. Other than a good visit from Melanie, there is little to...

Aug 28, 2010 - Move to Depoe Bay

8/28/10 Today was moving day and the short 10 mile trip quickly changed from routine into a major problem. As we were turning into the new RVP, we heard a loud bang and upon stopping discovered we had a broken leaf spring on the front axle of the Fifth Wheel. When the spring broke it affected the alignment of the axles, resulting in the right front and back trailer tires coming into contact preventing movement of the trailer. Fortunately there was a good Samaritan nearby and he had sufficient knowledge for us to jack up the trailer, remove...

Jun 21, 2010 - Depoe Bay, OR

We left Florence about 10:30. We liked this area and the campground. We would have enjoyed staying here longer. We stopped at Cape Perpetua Visitor Center (U.S. Forest Service). Captain Cook named this headland on Saint Perpetua Day in 1778. In 1933 FDR formed the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and made Cape Perpetua a base camp for young men to learn skills. Many of the campgrounds, trails, and plantings are the work of the young men of the CCC. There are 26 miles of hiking trails and opportunities to see tide pools, Native American...