Next coastal stop – FLORENCE OREGON!
Our campground this time is Heceta Beach RV Park and it’s so pretty here! Each campsite is surrounded by trees and it’s very quiet and peaceful!
After getting the trailers set up, we headed off for a new adventure! Destination, River Roasters Coffee! We have not had a yummy coffee drink from a yummy coffee shop in a while! I had an iced mocha that was DELISH! River Roasters Coffee is a great little coffee shop on the Siuslaw River and is in a converted auto garage and motor repair shop. Their motto is “The best roast on the coast” – I would have to agree! Somehow I did NOT get a photo of my drink – too bad, because you all would have wanted to RUN and grab an iced mocha somewhere! Haha I did get a picture of the coffee shop and the river behind it – and some fun art work outside!
Exploring the town of Florence was fun – lots of little shops and restaurants all along the river – Leonard and Bob especially enjoyed the shopping – hahaha!
After the coffee and the shopping, we headed out along the coast to see the Heceta Head Lighthouse – one of the most photographed spots on the Oregon coast – you’ll see why in a second! The drive to it was so beautiful because the road was right on the coast! It never gets old to look out on the Pacific Ocean and see the water, the waves, the sand, the rocks! Amazing!
All of a sudden, you come around a corner, and there is the lighthouse in the distance!
It was breathtaking – especially with the fog everywhere! The great thing is that you don’t have to just look at it from afar, but you get to hike right up to it! Of course we did!
There is also a guest house that can be rented – the whole house or just a room – imagine spending the night up there or having a wedding up there or anything else you can imagine! It would be spectacular!
Every time we go see a new thing on this trip, we are just amazed at the beauty of it all! All of us keep saying this: “we’re not sure our photos are doing this justice” because it’s so incredibly pretty and hard to “translate” to you all! But I’m trying! Here is a cool video of the light on top of the lighthouse!
After another full day, we headed back to the campground so we could have dinner and relax for the night – guess what’s for dinner? BLTs! Sounds like a simple and maybe silly thing, but we were all so excited about them! Leonard cooked maple bacon on the Blackstone and the campground all of a sudden smelled delicious! A few minutes later we had all the fixins’ for the sandwiches! Here is our set up for having dinner!
Here are a few photos also of our trailer so you can see where we spend our days and nights on this two month trip! It’s small but cozy!
A new day came after another GREAT night’s sleep! This day included several things:
*CAPE PERPETUA
*CAPE PERPETUA OVERLOOK
*THOR’S WELL
*DEVIL’S CHURN
These were ALL amazing – enjoy the photos and videos of each!
CAPE PERPETUA – a stunning 2,700 acre coastal attraction. It features the highest vehicle-accessible viewpoint on the Oregon Coast!
CAPE PERPETUA OVERLOOK – this is a lookout at the very top of a mountain – with a several mile uphill drive that winds through the forest – at the top there is an historic stone shelter built in the 1930s – it offers 70 mile ocean views!
When we were up there, the fog rolled in so our view was limited! BUT it was spectacular – the video shows the fog literally moving in as we stood there!
THOR’S WELL – this is a 20 foot deep circular sinkhole in the rock that creates the illusion of the ocean draining away!
ENJOY THE VIDEOS!!!
DEVIL’S CHURN – this is a narrow, wave-carved chasm that explodes with sea spray when the waves crash into the rocks! Amazing!
Here’s a cool video!
After a full day sightseeing in amazement, we stopped in the town of YACHATS (pronounced Ya-Hots) to do a little shopping and have lunch! Once again we had seen a restaurant that we decided to try – THE LUNA SEA (get it?) FISH HOUSE. And…once again it did NOT disappoint!
After Leonard and I shared fish and chips, we shared a delicious coffee from a place called Dream Machine Coffee – all I can say is YUMMMMMMMMMMM…..
For old people, we sure did a lot today – it felt good to walk and marvel at God’s creation, hike up and down hills, watch the power of water in the ocean, enjoy good food and coffee…
Back to the campground for the night – lots more to do tomorrow and the next month and a half! Tomorrow we head to Garabaldi, home of Tillamook Cheese and Ice Cream! For those of you who know me, you know I am looking forward to the ice cream part!!!
I’ll report back of course!
UNTIL NEXT TIME…
stunning!
Isn’t it amazing!
T minus 2 days and counting. I washed the Airstream, packed up the truck and Sharon started the thorough clean inside. A few things needed from the store and a fill up and we will be headed out to Lubbock Tuesday AM!!
What a lighthouse!!!! The pacific coastline is so beautiful.
The lighthouse was spectacular!
Love the pics and videos. Fun to be included!
It is fun to be included in seeing the posts, pics, and videos!
THANKS!
I’m so glad you are able to do all of the walking, Susan.
you are not kidding! what a GOD thing!
I don’t know how it’s possible to love a place I’ve never been! We get all this AND Heaven! Amazing pictures
AMEN about heaven!
Never doubt that your pictures don’t share what you are seeing!! They are fabulous!! Almost makes me want to buy an airstream and join you!! I say almost because I’m pretty sure neither Mike nor I could drive it! 🤣
you are hilarious! First of all, you could BOTH drive it if Leonard and I do! It truly is amazing out here!
Love scrolling through your posts. It’s like a travelogue at my own pace with great narration! Thanks! And enjoy!
you’re so sweet!
OMG!!! Looks amazing!!! The coast and trees…perfect for a good cup of coffee.
i agree – and the coffee out here is amazing! Let’s have a cup together when i get back!
Thanks for sharing this wonderful trip!!
You are so welcome and I’m thrilled you are reading it!
Love the photo of the guys “shopping”!
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My grandparents lived in Florence for years so your stories, photos and videos brought back so many memories! Thank you for sharing! Oh! Are you going to visit the sea lion caves? Very stinky but really cool to see so many sea lions up close in their habitat.
How cool! what a small world! We chose NOT to go to the sea lion caves because we heard how smelly it was!!! haha
The photos are calendar worthy! Just Wow! The fog rolling in was fascinating, I can see why they need a light house!! I never would have even thought that the Oregon coast would be so beautiful!
How cool to see all of your pictures!! Thanks for taking us along on your trip!
Makes me more excited to get out there on the road in a few days!!
Tillamook is the absolute best ice cream ! So many great pictures, they do capture the Oregon coast very well, I think!
I love this post. It makes me smile and marvel over God’s beautiful landscape. We are truly blessed to have this beauty in our country. The lighthouse was amazing and I particularly loved Thor’s well. Thank you for capturing the rise and fall of the water in your video – so awesome! It’s so fun reading about your adventures and the wonderful restaurants and home cooked meals – love the BLT’s!
More spectacular pictures of Oregon!!! The coast is beautiful. Kiss that fish!!!! The picture in front of the wallpaper is the kind of wallpaper we should have here!!! Wait till you see!!! Hmmmmm??? Looks like a little chilly out there?!!! Keep the fun going!!! Great memories.
Really love the pics of the rugged Oregon coast. So different from New Jersey or the Outer Banks. Thanks for sharing..