Acing The Coast

 My big plan for this trip was to get to the coast away from snow, and it almost worked, as I haven’t seen much snow and the snow, I saw was higher up on mountains. Although some of it was very fresh.

In Florence my first stop on the Oregon coast there was sunshine, and a lot to do, including laundry. Google said there was a laundry right on 101, and there was. It even looked familiar; I might have used it before. My inspection of the facility proved that like the review it was clean, but looking around there was no change machine I thought that was odd, as every coin operated laundry and car wash has a change machine.

Clean & Clever Framed Sayings

I asked the important looking little lady  standing there if she knew of a change machine, and she said she was the change machine. That should work, and a while later I was putting away my clean clothes, and making sure my Blistex that  I washed was still in good order.

Try Blistex In Your Laundry

This is why I always buy these in three. Loose one. Wash one, and you still have one for yourself.

Google also told me that Florence has a Ace hardware, they had the hotplate  I was looking for so I can cook outside. I love the smell of garlic, and oregano, but I don’t necessarily like for everything to smell like garlic for 4 or 5 days.

Camping With Electricty

For me without the summer crowds this is the best time to run this coast. I have stayed in camps that in the summer you would have to make a reservation days  out.

In Florence I stayed in the  Port of Siuslaw  Campground, it was reasonably priced for full hookups, was adjacent to the river, and you could walk to Old Town if you wanted something more than you could cook on a hotplate.

Hardly any traffic on 101 is another bonus, and that made it easy to stop just about anywhere even when it said NO R-V’s

Very Romanesque Bridge For 101

I pulled down this little road to check out the beach and discovered this bridge that I’m sure I saw in Tuscany.

Heceta Head Light

I pulled in at Devil’s Churn. One of a few things named Devil on this road.

Would Have Been More Exciting At High Tide

It was low tide so the churn wasn’t as spectacular as it can be.

I stayed for the first time ever at Nehalem Bay  State Park. Full hookups were reasonable . the sites level and paved,  the ocean and trails are readily accessible, and this park is massive with just under 200 campsites, and yurts.

Uphill Both Ways To The Beach

Packing up in the morning I almost ran my freshwater hose through some little dog shit that was no doubt from my neighbors little dog. Smokey bear needs to have that dog for lunch.

Should Deal With Your Dogs Shit

Across the mighty Columbia is Cape Disappointment. Now the Cape might have been a disappointment for British fur trader John Meares, who named the cape way back in 1788.  I wasn’t disappointment at all, especially after wanting to check out this park for years.

Washington State Parks operates a comparable to Nehalem Bay another massive camping park here with again just under 200 campsites and yurts. There are miles of beaches to walk on and a couple of lighthouses.

 I didn’t get to do much beach walking as the wind was gusting so hard that it threatened to topple my massive overstuffed self, and it could have tipped me and I still would have loved this park if for no other reason the R-V sewer dump is actually graded so that when you pull up it slightly slants you to the side your drain is on and get this the drain is flipping downhill from your R-V. Bravo to whoever in the Washington State Park system that figured shit runs downhill.