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Bear Valley

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    • Day 5–6

      A long drive with an awaiting gem

      October 6, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      🇩🇪 Wir entschließen uns nicht wie geplant nur zwei Stunden zum Meer zu fahren sondern 5 Stunden um am Ende bei Cannon Beach landen zu können. Nach unserer Kalkulation sollten wir vor Sonnenuntergang dort sein um diesen noch vor Ort genießen zu können.

      Wir haben keine Unterkunft bisher geplant aber wir sind sicher wir finden schon spontan einen Campingplatz, das sollte unsere Pläne noch gründlich durcheinander bringen.

      Die Fahrt ist größtenteils unspektakulär, wir halten an ein paar schönen Stellen aber viel sieht man heute nicht. Das ist nicht weiter schlimm denn mit Tempomat kann man einfach so die endlose Straße dahin cruisen.

      In Seaside angekommen begeben wir uns auf die Suche nach einen Campingplatz. Den ersten den wir anfahren möchte 65$ für eine nacht mit einem Zelt. Wir sind erschüttert! Unser budget sollte entlastet werden mit "im Zelt schlafen" aber 65$ sind fast so viel wie ein Hotelzimmer (natürlich nicht in dieser region 😂 )

      Wir entschließen uns weiter zu suchen. Finden einen Betonplatz, der nichts für uns hat, einen Platz mit Trumpfans der genau soviel verlangt und kehren reumütig zurück zum ersten, denn jetzt ist die Zeit für den Sonnenuntergang schon fast zu spät. Wir buchen uns nur ein aber bauen gar kein Zelt auf, das machen wir danach. Jetzt sind wir in Eile!

      Wir fahren schnell zu Cannon Beach, ein wunderschönes kleines Örtchen direkt am Strand. Wir finden einen kostenlosen Parkplatz und eilen der schwindenden Sonne entgegen. Wir laufen in die falsche Richtung und müssen umkehren. Die Sonne schwindet langsam....
      Endlich am Strand angekommen sehen wir nur noch das letzte Dämmern der Abendsonne, wir haben den Sonnenuntergang verpasst. 🥺

      Wir entschließen uns dennoch ein wenig zu bleiben, es ist warm der Strand endlos und es fühlt sich nach Sommer an. Wir können verstehen warum es so teuer ist hier, denn es ist wundervoll. Die Menschen holen ihre Stühle an den Strand, fangen an Feuer zu machen und einige drehen ihre Runden mit dem Fahrrad auf dem flachen harten Sand in der Brandungsregion. Es ist wirklich schön hier.

      Wir kehren zurück im dunkeln und bauen unser Zelt auf, die Rangerin hatte uns darauf hingewiesen, dass es hier evtl Cougars und Waschbären gibt. Wir sind etwas angespannt, denn wir sind nur eins von zwei Zelten hier aber wir sind einfach zu Müde. Im Schlafsack hören wir noch Kojoten in der Dunkelheit heulen aber das interessiert uns heute alles nicht mehr.

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      🇬🇧 We decided not to drive only two hours to the sea as planned but to drive for 5 hours to eventually reach Cannon Beach. According to our calculations, we should be there before sunset to enjoy it on-site.

      We haven't planned any accommodation yet, but we are confident that we'll spontaneously find a campsite. This might shake up our plans quite a bit.

      The drive is mostly uneventful; we stop at a few beautiful spots, but today, there isn't much to see. That's not a big deal because with cruise control, you can simply cruise down the endless road.

      Upon arriving in Seaside, we start looking for a campsite. The first one we approach wants $65 for a night with a tent. We are shocked! Our budget was supposed to be relieved by "sleeping in a tent," but $65 is almost as much as a hotel room (of course, not in this region 😂).

      We decide to keep looking. We find a concrete site that doesn't appeal to us and another site with Trump supporters charging the same amount. We reluctantly return to the first one, as it's almost too late for the sunset. We book a spot but don't set up the tent; we'll do that later. Now, we're in a hurry!

      We quickly drive to Cannon Beach, a beautiful little town right on the beach. We find a free parking space and rush toward the setting sun. We walk in the wrong direction and have to turn back. The sun is slowly fading...

      Finally, we arrive at the beach and only catch the last twilight of the evening sun. We missed the sunset. 🥺

      Nevertheless, we decide to stay for a while. It's warm, the beach seems endless, and it feels like summer. We can understand why it's so expensive here because it's wonderful. People bring their chairs to the beach, start fires, and some ride their bikes on the flat, hard sand in the surf zone. It's really beautiful here.

      We return in the dark and set up our tent. The park ranger had warned us that there might be cougars and raccoons here. We are a bit tense because we are one of only two tents here, but we are just too tired. In our sleeping bags, we can hear coyotes howling in the darkness, but today, we don't care about it anymore
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    • Day 128

      Seaside, Oregon

      September 21, 2016 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F

      Friday we headed north to the Seaside Thousand Trails RV Resort. We took a long bike ride along the promenade and all points in between.... It was a good thing we did because our bikes were stolen the next night😣
      Sunday we hit Astoria's Sunday Market then crossed the bridge into Washington and putzed around Long Beach.
      We discovered Grizzly Tuna in Seaside, another excellent source for albacore tuna fish and chips. IMHO they're as good a the Bowpicker in Astoria.
      Tuesday we spent a wonderful afternoon at Nehalem Bay State Park playing cards and visiting with Kathy, Jim, Linda, Dennis, Judy and Dick.
      Wednesday we hiked Tillamook Head. The trail was a bit muddy and we had to maneuver around some landslides but it was well worth it as we were rewarded with amazing views.
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    • Day 276

      September 28-October 3

      October 3, 2018 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F

      Friday we had a beautiful drive up to Seaside RV Resort. Sunday we stopped at two of our "must visit" places when we're in the area...the Bowpicker for delicious fish and chipshttp://www.bowpicker.com/ and the Astoria Sunday Market for produce and food cart goodies. We also did a walking tour and stopped at the Pilot House Distillery for a flight of vodkas and gin.
      They have pickleball at our park so we've been spending our mornings on the courts, weather permitting. As always we've met new friends playing this awesome sport, most of whom know people that we've met in Desert Hot Springs... small world. We've also been riding our bikes on the Prom and through the neighborhoods of Seaside.
      This afternoon we biked Astoria's Riverwalk
      http://www.discoverourcoast.com/astoria-and-war… then headed back to Seaside for some delicious Italian cuisine at Nonni's. http://www.nonnisitalianbistro.com/
      We ended our day, my birthday, watching the sun set on the Pacific.
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    • Day 306

      October 27-November 2

      November 2, 2019 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F

      Last Sunday we arrived at Seaside RV Resort where we enjoyed a week of near perfect fall weather. 🌞🍁🎃
      We spent our time meeting new friends and playing pickleball with the North Coast Pickleball Club http://northcoastpickleball.org/; dining on albacore Tuna fish and chips at Grizzly Tuna https://m.facebook.com/Grizzly Tuna and the Bowpicker https://bowpicker.com/; breakfast ing at the Lazy Susan Cafe (perfect poached eggs). https://www.thelazysusancafe.com/; sampling homemade ice cream at the Chocolate Cafe in Cannon Beach, Zingers https://www.zingershomemadeicecream.com/ and Frite and Scoop https://www.friteandscoop.com/; imbibing bloody mary's at the Big Kahuna and riding our bikes around Seaside and Astoria.
      Tomorrow we return to our home base in Boring, where we'll remain until we migrate south for the winter at the end of the month.
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    • Day 292

      October 6-19

      October 19, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 57 °F

      We spent a relaxing two weeks at Seaside RV Campground.
      The weather definitely transitioned from summer to autumn during our stay, we experienced cooler temperatures, fog, sun, mist and storms.🍁We spent our days playing pickleball with old friends and new; biked the prom and neighborhoods in Seaside, strolled around Cannon Beach, biked Astoria's Riverwalk, dined on fish & chips (cod & tuna) at the Fish Mongers in Hammond, took a driving tour of Astoria when we went back to look at the cruise ship that's docked there through April, walked the hilly neighborhoods above the RV park and binge watched Ratched.
      We're back at our home base for the next two weeks before heading to the Eugene area for motorhome service then to the Central Oregon Coast for two weeks before beginning our southerly migration.
      It will be a weird holiday season this year due to COVID-19. We won't be hosting our usual gatherings for Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve. 😔
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