We got up early this morning to go to the local farmers' and crafters' market, opening at 9:00 am. We decided to stop first at the local Starbucks for a mocha and after a long wait at a very busy coffee shop we arrived at the market around 9:45 am.
The market was held on the grounds of a former school that has been converted into a community cultural center. They have done a very good job converting the old school building into an impressive community resource hosting a tourist information center, art gallery, dance studio, meeting rooms and gift shop.
The market was a mix of local farmers and craftsmen and included a food court and a musician playing Native American/South American music on a flute and guitar. We bought a few things and then stopped at the nearby outlet mall to check out the Eddie Bauer store.
It was then time for lunch so we began our quest to discover excellent fish and chip restaurants along the coast. On the advice of RV park staff we went down the road a bit to a locals place called 'Shuckers". It was a good recommendation. Judy and I split an order of halibut fish and chips and we each had a bowl of clam chowder. If you come to Lincoln City we recommend you eat there - not fancy but very good.
After resting back at the RV after lunch, we went across the street to the Inn at Spanish Head, to access the beach, talk a walk along the beach and have a drink and dinner in their lounge while watching the sunset. We had a great short walk and drink and dinner off of the bar food menu. The marine layer didn't come in this evening so it was a pretty sunset - no "Green Flash" but nevertheless impressive. It was a good day.
We are travelling down the coast to Florence tomorrow and staying at a State Park for three nights. It looks like we may take another dune buggy excursion while we are there as Florence is at the northern end of the Oregon coastal dunes area.
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Sunday, August 21, 2016
SF/Napa/Oregon/Olema Trip 2016 - Day 12
It was only a 120 miles from Eugene to Lincoln City but it took a lot longer than it should have due to heavy weekend traffic from the Portland area escaping the heat inland and looking for cooler weather at the coast. That, along with the normal summer visitor travelers caused a lot of delay and bumper-to-bumper traffic most of the way to the coast after we turned west at Salem, OR.
It is a lot cooler here and the Marine layer came in this evening lowering the temperature into the 50's. It's great to be cool again!
We are staying at another Premier RV Resort, owned by the same company that owns the one in Eugene where we stayed Thursday and Friday night. They are both very nice parks and the Lincoln City park has all paved sites and lots of landscaping. After resting in the afternoon, we attended happy hour behind the clubhouse. The park provided appetizers, raffled off some prizes while guests brought their own beverages. They also had a very good band, the J.R.Sims Texas Special Blues Band, playing acoustic music in the style of Stevie Ray Vaughn.
The appetizers at Happy Hour were more than enough to account for dinner so we went to bed early after a long day.
It is a lot cooler here and the Marine layer came in this evening lowering the temperature into the 50's. It's great to be cool again!
We are staying at another Premier RV Resort, owned by the same company that owns the one in Eugene where we stayed Thursday and Friday night. They are both very nice parks and the Lincoln City park has all paved sites and lots of landscaping. After resting in the afternoon, we attended happy hour behind the clubhouse. The park provided appetizers, raffled off some prizes while guests brought their own beverages. They also had a very good band, the J.R.Sims Texas Special Blues Band, playing acoustic music in the style of Stevie Ray Vaughn.
The appetizers at Happy Hour were more than enough to account for dinner so we went to bed early after a long day.
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