Lincoln City, Oregon

We stayed at Coyote Rock RV Resort on the Siletz river, on the south side of Lincoln City.  The site we had was right on the water.  We arrived on Tuesday, June 12 and stayed here 3 nights.  

On Wednesday, George and Joann arrived and were two sites down from us.  That evening we drove to Depoe Bay and had dinner at "Gracies Sea Hag."  The food was great and the view was even better!  It was a sunny afternoon with lots of blue sky, almost didn't recognize the sun!!

George was driving the "ship" in the restaurant.  That's Joann behind him in the bright sunshine.  Told you it was a beautiful sunny day!!  When we were leaving the restaurant my phone rang and it was Judy and Betty, they were also in Lincoln City and found out that we were here, too.  Thanks, Nick!!

Thursday morning we met Judy and Betty for breakfast and caught up on each other's travels and travails.  Seems like everyone has been having motor home issues this year.  After all, they are just big metal boxes you throw money into.

After breakfast we went back to our RV park and picked up George and Joann so we could drive up to to Tillamook to the cheese factory.  The drive up was pleasant but the cheese factor itself was kind of a let down.  We were hoping to find some "bargains" like we did at the cheese factory in Crescent City but no such luck at Tillamook.  They were selling their end pieces and culls for $4.59 a pound compared to the $2 and $3 a pound we were paying in Crescent City.  From the cheese factory we drove back towards Lincoln City via Cape Meares and stopped off to see the lighthouse.  This lighthouse is the shortest one (38') on the Oregon coast.  That tree I'm standing in front of is called the Octopus tree.  It has no center trunk but instead has large limbs growing from a center spot.

Further on down the road we stopped in Pacific City for lunch at the Pacific Pub and Brewery.  Lunch was great, ate more clams and mussels and drank fresh brewed beer.  The beach was busy with the locals enjoying the summer weather.  You can see it's all relative, we were still a bit chilly because of the wind coming off the water.

We are leaving Lincoln City tomorrow morning, Friday, June 15, and heading for Fort Steven State Park up near Astoria at the northern tip of Oregon.  We'll keep you posted as we find wifi!