We stayed here 2 nights

Yesterday was a travel day.  We drove about 250 miles from Chinook, WA to Coos Bay, Oregon along 101 to Midway RV park. We were lucky to get the last pull through site.  Most of the other sites are actually residents.  One motorhome has the newspaper holder bolted to the side of his motorhome.  As usual, we are the smallest rig here.  This morning, after talking to the camp host about interesting sights to see, we head South to Shore Acres State Park.  Asa Mead Simpson from Brunswick, Maine (our home state) bought 320 acres along the coast during the Gold Rush to build a huge summer cottage-17 bedrooms with attached baths.  He had traveled West from Maine for the California gold rush but decided the real money was in selling supplies to miners.  He built lumber mills all over Oregon and into Washington.  Simpson Lumber Corporation owned the land behind our weekend cabin in Hoodsport, WA.  The views of the surf from the observation deck were spectacular!

Surf at Shore Acres

We walked for a couple miles along the Pacific Beach trail to Simpson Reef.  We stopped at this beach to watch the amazing surf on the rocks.

Surf at the Beach

Rock Formations along the coast

At Simpson Reef, we could almost see the Sea Lions but since we left the binoculars at home, we weren't quite sure they were sea lions or elephant seals.  Again, the surf was impressive.

We circled back on the trail to the 100 + year old  Shore Acres garden. A few heathers were in bloom plus a few daffodils.  Other times of the year, it is possible to see 8000 tulips, hundreds of rhododendrons and azelas, 800 rose bushes, 250 dahlias and 300,000 LED lights between Thanksgiving and New Year's Eve. We continued South in the truck to Cape Arago where the wind was blowing at least 30 knots.  It was a quick stop!

Coastal Surf



Lobster on the pier???



There are 5 sea lions on the beach beneath the largest rock

Back in Coos Bay, we walked along the Board Walk looking at sea tugs and the waterfront when we spotted this lobster. Never seen one climbing the pier!

In the late afternoon, the sun looked like it would shine for a pretty sunset after the afternoon rain storm.  We had been to Big 5 to purchase binaculars since ours were at home.  We drove back out to the Simpson Reef to look at the sea lions and to view the pretty sunset before heading back to our rig for a fresh crab dinner.

Beautiful sunset

Surf at the  beach



Sonny by the fountain at Shore Acres Gardens