Today we encountered our first “Oregon Fog”. We left Astoria at 9 and drove south along the same route as yesterday. We made pretty good time without all the stops at overlooks. Bill decided to take a break at the Tillamook Cheese Factory again. We made it in time for breakfast, so I had a cheese omelet which was actually rather good. We passed on the ice cream, though.
We kept heading south with the fog coming and going. It was strange to see it hover off-shore and then drift in over random sections of the road. We arrived at Waldport about 2 and got settled in at our campsite. We overlook the Alsea Bay and bridge which is just gorgeous. However, it is quite windy here, and the fog started rolling in again late afternoon. So now we have a cold, moist evening out there. I was hoping for a good sunset but no such luck.
Bill wanted to eat in town even though there isn’t much here. The closest town of any size is Newport about 15 miles north. So we wandered around Waldport until we found The Salty Dawg. Someone described it on Yelp as a ‘dive’ which is why I think he wanted to go there. The bar half was pretty much a dive, but they did have a small family dining room. The menu was a strange one with the usual fried fish, clams, and fries. I got the clam chowder in a bread bowl. The bowl was pretty good sourdough, but the chowder was a bit too floury for my taste. Bill got fish and clams. The clams were a bit chewy but the fish was good.
We drove by the local grocery, which wasn’t a bad size, and went in for oatmeal, half and half, and some fruit for the Tillamook ice cream we got yesterday. Bill wanted blueberries, so we got some of those.
We are here for 3 nights and have lots to see and do.
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