We love southern Oregon! Monday was a breathtakingly beautiful drive. We left Florence and headed for Northern California. Checking the miles on our odometer, we have passed the 2,000 mile mark since our arrival in Seattle. This is completely crazy considering that the mileage coast to coast is approximately 3,000. And, within those 2,000 miles, we have traversed through only three states. We obviously love the northwest…The drive down the coast of Oregon was indescribably breathtaking. The huge rock formations that decorate the coast are so beautiful and make the northern pacific coast unlike any other. We stopped for lunch in the small town of Bandon. More chowder, crab, etc…. But, what really took our breath away was the beach. Nothing like we had ever seen. Hundreds of “sea stacks” lining the Pacific Ocean beach. We descended about 50 steps to get down to the beach and the huge rock formations. We were surprised to feel the sand between our toes; softer and finer than any beach we had ever touched in Hawaii. It was foggy and cool along the beach. It was also low tide which allowed us to really explore the rock formations. As we got closer, we could see that the rocks were actually enormous sea caves. We explored around them and through them. There were millions of mussels and other sea life growing on the sides of the rocks. We actually pulled fresh seafood from the sides of the sea stacks.
As we moved steadily towards the northern California border, Oregon had one last surprise in store for us. About 25 elk stopped to graze along the side of the highway. We stopped along the side of the road and watched them for a while. They didn’t even seem to notice that we were there. A few miles later, we were crossing the border into the 4th state on our journey; California … We arrived in Eureka for the night. Historical, small and quiet; Eureka is a unique town.
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