After leaving Raymond we headed down Hwy 101 for the scenic route along Oregon's coast. We had beautiful weather and light traffic, with lots of wonderful views along the way.
We set up camp near Newport, at Beverly Beach State Park and stayed for two nights. Unfortunately, the wind was blowing so incredibly hard that we couldn't enjoy the beach for long.
Instead we played at our campsite and explored the nature trails.
While in Newport we visited the Oregon Coast Aquarium, but before we could go in, Smiley here needed a quick diaper change in the trunk of the Subaru. Nothing phases this girl, she's a trooper. We spent over an hour in the aquarium parking lot waiting for Holden to wake up from her nap in the car, and Iona had more patience than Michael and I put together.
Once awake Holden was mesmerized by the fish and sea creatures!
And then Iona took her afternoon nap in the stroller. Seems like someone was always napping!
The picture on the left is fun. If you look carefully you can see a distorted Michael pushing the stroller. He was walking around the other side of the large fish tank Holden was peering into.
On our way to our next campground we stopped at the Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area. Before hitting the sand we had a picnic with a friendly, and hungry, blue jay. Holden enjoyed her company but didn't want to share her peanut butter sandwich.
Sand angel-making was a big hit. Of course we were finding sand in everything, even days later!
Our last stop in Oregon was in Brookings at Harris Beach State Park. It was amazing! The rock formations were incredible. Holden woke up from a nap and saw them from her window--she immediately declared, "We're at the end of the world and the rocks are floating in the sea!".
Stay tuned for the next blog post...California!
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