The next stop on our journey has been a couple hours up the coast to the town of Yachats, the self-proclaimed Gem of the Oregon Coast. That claim just might be true as the town has a delightful blend of quaintness, artsy businesses and beautiful scenery. We decided to brave the off-grid camping of the Cape Perpetua Campground. Cape Perpetua was named by the famed explorer Captain James Cook who made spotted the cape but never set foot on land in 1778. The campground connects to a number of trails that offer some spectacular views of the shoreline. I took Kasha down to the water one evening where she became infatuated with a seal pup who was swimming around the rocks we were on.
As for our off-grid experience...not so good. With the cloudy coastal weather, the batteries didn't get much of a charge and we spent a quiet evening playing Yahtze by lantern light. Even with the dim light and opportunities to cheat I lost our best of 5 match. Foiled again. The next night was more of the same and we decided to re-locate to an RV camp in the nearby town of Waldport where we could have full hookups and could work on the power issue. This power issue is getting the best of me and I decided to stop cheaping-out and order some new lithium batteries, a charger and generator which would be delivered to our daughter Sarah's house near Salem, OR where we would be in a few days.
Waldport has some really nice, wide, sandy beaches where Kasha had an absolute ball. She loves chasing sticks and splashing through the shallow surf to cool off. She never seems to get tired on the beach. The Alsea River enters the ocean here and there were lots of seals near the shore which were of great interest to Kasha.
Kelly and I took a day to get the kayaks out at Ona Beach, a ways above Waldport. Heading upstream on Beaver Creek we paddled for a couple easy miles on the Beaver Creek Estuary. Lot's of birds and very peaceful. I also took a morning to do a 20-mile out-and-back bike ride up the Alsea River. I've been enjoying the road biking that I seldom do in Pagosa due to the poor biking infrastructure there and I enjoyed the moderately hilly, low traffic ride very much.
Weve enjoyed our coast time, spending most of May here but we are ready for some warmth. For those who haven't been here, it is never really cold but it's never really warm either. We are both ready to warm up a bit and are looking forward to moving to the Salem area where we can visit with Sarah, her husband Steven and our granddaughter Ellie.
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