Coastal Oregon

The stormy winds couldn't blow us back up the Columbia Gorge, but we did learn that you can save fuel money by waiting until the headwinds subside.  We watched the wind turbines spin awhile, left the basalt cliffs along the river and entered the timber framed and mist shrouded Oregon of our past.

ugly - Farting landill ghetto (the sign gave us the hint before the odor wafted over us) in

bad - Diesel prices increased by 10% once in Oregon

good - Evergreen Aviation Museum (final resting/display place of the Spruce goose)
Seaside/cliff-side Depot Bay restaurant: Tidal Rave
Georgies at Newport (Dead Guy Ale and Calimari) /also Local Ocean Seafood (panko breaded ling and fish tacos)/ South Beach Campground with trails, blooming salal, rhododendron, azalea, manzanita and evergreenhuckleberry, access to the beach with minus tides and NO LEASH LAW (Daisy gives this two pays up)/ Oregon Coast Aquarium/ art store 40% off!/ Newport Cafe/ eating in the RV and saving money on our fixed income/in honor of previous week's birthday a FREE Dead Guy at the Rogue Brewery AND membership.
Storm on thursday leading to SUN and warm temps 970 degrees) at Florence.  Bridgewater Restaurant with jana as our guest/ Waterfront Depot for the best halibut on the coast/ jana and Seth hanging out with us in the sun/running with Frank-Daisy-jana-old woman on the Siuslaw River route/ Port of Siuslaw RV Park on the bank of the Siuslaw River - watching the tide ebb and flow accompanied by hoards of Buffleheads, cormorants, gulls,purple martins and the occasional bald eagle, western grebe and common loon.
So far on our beach walks we have picked up five (sand) dollars and miles of smiles.  sorry, the old retired woman in me is at her absolute Pollyanna best.
Tug boat just floated by our berth at the Mill Casino RV Park in North Bend,  We are steps from Coos Bay, and this park is pretty cool and relatively cheap for our fixed income.  Today we ran a couple of laps at Empire Lakes park (former site of Frank's 2000 mountain bike brush with death) and visited Cape Arago, Simpson Reef and  Shore Acres.  Life is good.