Florence to Newport, Sept. 5-7

Monday morning we decided to move north continuing along the beautiful coast. From Florence the coast was clearing so we had a much prettier view of everything.  Along the way we stopped for a photo op of our little yellow house with the Bauer family TenMile Cabin in the background. (I know it doesn't show much in the photo, but it really is there!)

Once we got to Newport, OR we found a beautiful campsite at Beverly Beach State Park just north of the city. Huge park!!! Chose a sunnier site away from the beach to try to stay a bit warmer. The park had the most unusual trees, much like a baryon tree...with huge exposed roots about 4-5 feet tall. Never did find out what they were.

We took our bikes out for a ride around, totally bundled up! The fog was really blowing in at the beach

That night Paul was busy baking his first batch of chocolate chip cookies in the motorhome, which served also to keep us warm inside while the oven was on.  We are still amazed at how well everything works so well inside and out of this old Southwind! What a lucky find...











Tuesday morning we had full sunshine again and a perfect day to see Newport.  From Nye Beach to the old waterfront area it was beautiful.  Another beautiful Art Deco bridge

Though we are not fishermen it was fun to watch the morning boats coming back in. What a gorgeous afternoon! Think we'll only be here these 2 nights and then move on.  We do have one motivation to keep moving as we want to see a concert in Portland next Tuesday evening, Pink Martini with the Portland Symphony. Just wish we had 2 more weeks along the coast before going inland. It's so hot and smokey there.