We lucked out again today with a gorgeous day. When I got up at 8:30 we still had lots of fog. Last night it was almost like being in the rain the fog was so thick. But by the time we headed off at 9:45, the fog was lifting and we had sun all day. It is still cool sweatshirt weather but quite pleasant.
We drove south on the Pacific Coast Hwy (101) to Cape Perpetua stopping below at Devil’s Churn. The tide was out, so the water was too impressive. The drive up to the top of the cape was pretty, and the overlook was stunning! There was a lovely hike through the woods with various viewpoints looking down on the awesome Oregon coast.
We went back into Yachats for lunch at the Adobe Resort. We had a window seat overlooking the ocean. I got a cup of decent clam chowder and then the best quiche I have ever had – smoked salmon and crab. They smoke their own salmon, and it wasn’t overwhelming in the quiche. Plus the quiche was extra cheesy which is always a good thing. Bill had panko fried oysters which he said were good.
Then we headed back down the road, stopping at various viewpoints one of which was the Spouting Horn, Oregon’s Blow Hole and another was the Heceta Lighthouse viewpoint.
Then we came to the Sea Lion Caves. This was a really impressive tourist stop. The sea lions were out on the rocks way below the entrance, but they have a great viewing point and with our binoculars and my camera we had a great view. There were at least 60 sea lions on the large rock ledge below and some in the water. They were making a great deal of noise when they all adjusted their flopping positions or when a new sea lion came up on the ledge. I was mesmerized.
We took the elevator 200 feet down to the sea lion cave. We could spot one sea lion in the shadows there and one cormorant. The staff member was an older gentleman who answered lots of questions and showed us some of the film they had taken when the sea lions come in for the winter. They even share the cave with seals.
We were then ready to head back to the RV where we had a lovely sunset without the fog. I did stop to take a picture of the beautiful fuchsia bush by the office. I don’t remember seeing that flower before. Our view over Alsea Bay with the bridge beside us really makes for a neat campsite.
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