Nancy:
Bandon, Oregon, on the coast south of Coos Bay. Pretty town on a spectacular coastline. We like this area more than Florence, mainly because the Florence beaches are full of off-highway-vehicles (OHV's). Boy are they noisy and annoying.
This area is more enjoyable because the OHV's aren't allowed here at all, and the town is fun, too. It's one of those Oregon towns that is getting discovered by Californians who are willing to pay $300,000 for a house that was worth $100,000 a couple of years ago. Consequently, there are countless for-sale signs. People are hoping they can make a killing by selling now. We're not sure where they'll go once they have this money but still need to live somewhere.
The beaches here are great, with good access everywhere, good healthy cold sun, and not many people to share the beauty with. We had a glass of wine in a little wine bar and got to chatting with a young couple who had just finished hiking the entire Pacific Coast Trail - thousands of times tougher than me, that's for sure. They'd backpacked through everything from snow drifts to hot desert. I tell Jack we can backpack as soon as he can carry ALL my stuff as well as his. This couple was so kind, they even offered that we could park the camper in their driveway here in Bandon, a block from the beach, and use their house at will. We didn't want to impose so we haven't taken them up on it yet, but we might. I know they meant it, it just feels funny when we barely know them.
Cookie is the best traveling companion ever. She is having a great time with all the new places, smells and sounds. I could go on for ever but I'd bore most of you... the short version is that it's goiing great having her with us.
We'll be beach bumming for a while until we get to see the Arian (again) plus Lissa, Corey and Pat in 9 days. That will be a fun time.
Bandon, Oregon, on the coast south of Coos Bay. Pretty town on a spectacular coastline. We like this area more than Florence, mainly because the Florence beaches are full of off-highway-vehicles (OHV's). Boy are they noisy and annoying.
This area is more enjoyable because the OHV's aren't allowed here at all, and the town is fun, too. It's one of those Oregon towns that is getting discovered by Californians who are willing to pay $300,000 for a house that was worth $100,000 a couple of years ago. Consequently, there are countless for-sale signs. People are hoping they can make a killing by selling now. We're not sure where they'll go once they have this money but still need to live somewhere.
The beaches here are great, with good access everywhere, good healthy cold sun, and not many people to share the beauty with. We had a glass of wine in a little wine bar and got to chatting with a young couple who had just finished hiking the entire Pacific Coast Trail - thousands of times tougher than me, that's for sure. They'd backpacked through everything from snow drifts to hot desert. I tell Jack we can backpack as soon as he can carry ALL my stuff as well as his. This couple was so kind, they even offered that we could park the camper in their driveway here in Bandon, a block from the beach, and use their house at will. We didn't want to impose so we haven't taken them up on it yet, but we might. I know they meant it, it just feels funny when we barely know them.
Cookie is the best traveling companion ever. She is having a great time with all the new places, smells and sounds. I could go on for ever but I'd bore most of you... the short version is that it's goiing great having her with us.
We'll be beach bumming for a while until we get to see the Arian (again) plus Lissa, Corey and Pat in 9 days. That will be a fun time.
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