SMALL BUT FULL OF HIDDEN TREASURES!

Friday, June 8 –  We drove over to see Drift Creek Covered Bridge this morning.

The bridge was dedicated to the pioneer of Lincoln County. The span once served traffic on a main north-south route along the Oregon coast. The bridge was considered the oldest remaining covered bridge in Oregon.

This is a duplicate of the original bridge that was demolished in 1977.

The original bridge had become unsafe and was condemned by county engineers. The new bridge was built by private funds and the work of Laura & Kerry Sweitz and completed on July 14, 2001.

We then drove up Oregon Costal Highway 101 to Neskowin. We were actually looking for Cascade Head National Seashore (which we were unable to locate) and found this quaint little town totally by accident. What a nice find!

Very interesting downspouts on some of the homes.

Many of the houses have a damper on the chimney to lessen the effects of high winds in this area.

We drove slowly through the neighborhood enjoying the lovely homes. SLOWLY, because there must have been 50 homemade signs asking drivers to move at a snail's pace. Cute!

This is a unique outdoor decoration.

Our next find was the Abe Lincoln memorial in Lincoln City. This is one of those finds that Paul would fly right by, but Marsha insists on stopping. Pau jokes that he wouldn't see a thing if it wasn't for Marsha! Anna Hyatt Huntington in 1965 created "On the Circuit" but is locally known as "Abraham Lincoln on Horseback". The statue depicts a younger Lincoln in about 1850 studying from his "saddlebag college".

Why would there be a statue dedicated to Abe Lincoln in this area. Read below. (Remember, you can click on any photo and bring up a larger version.)

Our last find, on this RAINY Oregon day, was the Glass Art Studio.

This place was really jumping! You can blow your own glass float here. The place was packed with people doing just that! Prices start at $65 and quickly climb well over a hundred dollars for the session.

Somebody came up with a good idea here. It was one customer after another.

The gentleman was the professional. He was very patient with the customer.

While we were watching, the gal in yellow was doing a great job.

This is her finished project.

Many more were lining up to blow a float. Marsha would have loved doing this, but it will have to wait until another time.

NOTE: So sorry to our friends, Sheryl and Jeff. In yesterday's blog we neglected to put a link to their blog, but here it is now…Bright's Wheel Life. Enjoy!

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A WONDERFUL DAY WITH FRIENDS.

Thursday, June 7 – We first met Sheryl and Jeff about two years ago at a small roadside campground just outside the Painted Desert National Park in Arizona.

We were parked next to each other and were both relatively new to the full-time lifestyle. We became instant friends then and renewed that friendship today. We arranged to meet at a microbrewery in Lincoln City, Oregon – The Roadhouse 101.

 

We spent several hours catching-up on our lives and discussing our full-timing future.

During our discussion, they showed an interest in joining the Elks sometime in the future, so we decided to move our reunion over to the local Elks Lodge so they could see one first hand. What better place to enjoy a few adult beverages and to play a little shuffleboard.

This is the same Lodge that owns the campground we are staying at outside of town. It is a very nice lodge with a friendly group of people. We had a great time renewing our friendship with Sheryl and Jeff and will surely meet again sometime down the road.

Marsha and Sheryl need input from you men out there. They do not understand what the big deal is for men to have urinals this size.  Jeff and Paul tried to explain how nice it is to have antique equipment still in use at the Elks Lodge.

Please help the men explain the value of this type of equipment.

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DEPOE, OREGON..SMALLEST HARBOR IN THE WORLD

Tuesday, June 5 – We drove North on Oregon-101 to the Elks Lodge Wapita Campground in Lincoln City, Oregon. The Elks own a 40-site campground (Wapita CG). A very nice rural setting located on the Southside of town. We are in Site 31, having moved from site 34 after being unable to get satellite reception in the previous site. We have 30 amp electric service and water. There is a dump station we will use to dump our holding tanks upon departure. The sites and streets are gravel.

Love all the space!

Looking left.

Looking right.

Our BIG backyard.

Sun is out; life is good.

After getting settled-in, we headed into Lincoln City, to the Elks Lodge, to pick-up our mail, which we had forwarded there. We use the Escapee mail forwarding service and are very pleased with their service. We are only a phone call and a day or two away from having our mail forwarded to us. Our mail was there and ready for us to pick-up.

We then headed South toward DePoe, Oregon. Our first stop was the Chowder Bowl for another chowder taste test. We have a new front runner! This was the best we've had so far, and we believe the least expensive.

DePoe Bay is known as the smallest harbor in the world. It is pretty small and the channel getting there from the Pacific Ocean would be pretty troublesome in foul weather. This is one of the locations to look for whales that hang-out and feed in this area.

More on DePoe in our next post.

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