THANK YOU TO OUR VETERANS

Saturday, May 26 –Thank you to all our Veterans and all those who are serving in any branch of the military. We are the Home of the Free because of the Home of the Brave.

The City of Brookings is having their Annual Azalea Festival this weekend. There are Azalea's everywhere. Marsha HAD to visit the Azalea Park. There was every color of Azalea imaginable. She was in Heaven.

Marsha loved this flower but doesn't know its name. Can anyone help her?

We visited the downtown craft show and then the craft show at the harbor. They were both packed!

Brookings has a very nice harbor.

They are having fireworks tonight over the harbor....not sure if we'll be able to see it from our campground.

We drove up to Harris Beach State Park to see the coastline and ocean. It is so beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous! This is a nice park with beach access. We might go up to enjoy the beach in the next couple days.

Tons of stuff brought in each day with the waves.

For dinner, we couldn't resist some Clam Chowder. We went to Sporthaven Maria, which has won the local Chowder Cook-off three times. It was delicious and reasonable priced. This was the best Clam Chowder we've tasted so far, but we have a long way to go before leaving “Chowder Country.” We plan on tasting several more bowls.

A bit about Oregon
Oregon is the 10th largest state, covering 97,073 sq. miles.
Oregon's population is 3.7 million with half of its residents living in the Portland Metro area.
Oregon has NO sales tax.

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HELLO OREGON

Saturday, May 26 - We headed north to Brookings, Oregon, today.

A bit foggy at the beginning of the trip.

This is our first time in Oregon! We've already visited some beautiful coastal areas here in Brookings, and we just started Oregon.....WOW!

We are staying at Chetco RV Park on highway 101 south in Brooking, OR. It certainly isn't a luxury resort but will be nice for the 3-days we are here. We called the Brookings Elks Lodge, but they said they were full for the holiday weekend. We walked past the Elks while visiting Brooking, and noticed numerous open sites.  Not sure what is up with that, but it may have been difficult to maneuver into the Elks because of a festival going on in the city.

Site 21. Privacy hedge on both sides which we like.

Looking right down the road. No one on either side of us.

Left

So we're all settled in and ready to visit the beautiful Oregon coast.

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EXPERIENCE THE VICTORIANS…EUREKA, CA

Friday, May 25 – We drove and walked around Old Town Eureka this morning on a cool and rainy day. The old buildings certainly have some interesting architecture. It's nice to see so many have been saved, restored, and put to good use. We stopped in one old building that is now a coffee house and internet cafe'. A perfect fit for a building built in the early 1900's.

The Carson Manson…now a private club.

There are numerous murals painted on the sides of building scattered throughout the area. We always enjoy seeing these murals and sharing them with our readers.

ALLEY CATS

TRIBUTE TO ARCHITECTURE AND PERFORMING ARTS

ANIMALS ARE PEOPLE TOO

We drove out to Woody Island to see the Sea Captain statue and look at some of the fishing boats. It's fun to walk along the docks and talk to all the seamen and pirates.....RRRRR!!!

FISHERMAN'S MEMORIAL STATUE.

Table Bluff Lighthouse

There is a Victorian House driving tour. It was raining. but we did most of the drive any way. Here are just a few of the many beautiful Victorian Homes.

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