Stromboli's Rolling Log: Day 56, Monday May 28, 2018, The Oregon Coast! Coos Bay.

Those who have driven or been a passenger on this ride along the Oregon Coast can only marvel at the wonder that is there. The seascapes, the colors of the water, with the green firs and pines as a border, the rocks and sand colored beaches, make for a marvelous cacophony of visuals for any traveler. Pity the fellow who has to drive it every day by himself and cannot take his eyes off the winding and twist road. The road actually is not that difficult to drive, There are actually some very long stretches of road that is straight as an arrow. The few towns along the way, Bandon, Gold Beach and Brookings are small and quite quaint with a slow pace, so taking in the local culture is an added bonus on any trip this way.

Ruth and I only had 135 miles to travel today and that allowed us to poke along, stop at some of the pullouts not only for traffic that was gong faster than us, but to see the seacoast and visuals. The wind that was quite stiff out of the north today was creating a heavy sea mist and salt spray. OT also meant to watch the spots where wind moved the trailer at times. Witness these photos I took from the truck to show that "haziness".

The main street of Bandon OR

The "haze"is salt spray that has been raised by the ocean waves

More of the salt spray with some monoliths on US 101.

We wanted to stop for lunch at one of the pullouts overlooking the Ocean, but few were on the land side of the road. At a large pullout next to a Farm Store we stopped for lunch (Packed our own) . There at the farm store I inquired about some large cotter keys that fit the stabilizer on the hitch, Mine keep getting bent as the are too tight and cannot slide a bit. They did not have any but recommend the Ace Hardware (This is Memorial Day remember). We stopped there and they were busy . Wayne helped me find what I needed and I bought a few for backups besides the two for the stabilizer.

The rest of the drive was smooth and we arrived right before 2:00 Pm , with enough tome to set up, and still get in some side trips to see the seacoast up close without the trailer. Two places were recommended in the brochure I ordered in the mail. "Birding the Oregon Coast". It has 173 different sites recommended for seeing the birds in Oregon on the Coast ONLY.
Two of those were the Cape Arago and the Simpson Reef. Both about 10miles from the trailer. The largest colony of seals on the Oregon Coast. We did see seals and a pair of HARLEQUINS that Ruth was anxious to see and asked about "where" every day. Also a BALD EAGLE, some GUILLIMOTS, and two PACIFIC LOONS in the water down below.

Some of the monoliths on the Oregon Coast at Coos Bay.

The surf

Neither Ruth nor I took photos of the hundreds of seals on the Simpson Reef. I took a video which I will take some photos from for the blog. Here is our site at Alder Acres in Coos Bay. It is a very well attired Campground. Many long term campers here.