Sunday in Depoe Bay

Forgot to mention, when the skies are clear as they have been, the stars outside the bedroom window at night are spectacular. Of course, you have to be awake to see them.

Anyway, Sunday weather was a replay of yesterday: cloudy morning giving way to cloudless sunshine by about 10 AM. Elaine had her walk. I demurred because of trip crisis #3: blister on toe from yesterday’s walking. Alas, no band aids or tape in kits, so I ventured to the convenience store nearby, and luckily they had what I needed. By adventure time at 9:30 AM, I was ready to go.

We decided to start off with a walk on a beach, and we chose close by Fogarty Creek State Park. The beach isn’t huge like some, and it has interesting rock formations, cliffs, and driftwood. Pictures show how picturesque it is.

REMINDER: CLICK ON PICS FOR ENLARGED VIEWS IN NEW WINDOW!

We walked about for an hour or so, and we met some people searching for agate rocks. Agate hunting is an avid pastime for many along the Oregon shore. We didn’t find any, but one woman found a piece and showed us. We shall be on the lookout in the future

Nearby Fogarty Park is the Depoe Baykery (sic) which gets good reviews. We had never been, so we stopped by and purchased some double chocolate cookies and some coconut macaroons. Their cinnamon bread looks delicious. Maybe next time.

Next we drove in Depoe Bay center and visited the Depoe Bay Tourist Center to get the latest copies of all the relevant tourist brochures to replace the aging ones in the condo. It is run by a delightful old couple (yes, older than us even), and we had a nice chat. Well, Elaine did and I even mumbled a few sentences.

Then it was lunch time. Elaine had made sandwiches and we had them in the car in the cooler bag. Accompanied by Frito’s and Cokes/Water, it was a perfect lunch, especially since we had the dessert haul from the bakery in the car too.

We picked Rocky Creek Overlook for the picnic. Oddly, we had never stopped here before, and not having done so was clearly a mistake. There are wonderful views of Whale Cove and picnic tables with marvelous views right at cliff side. There was some whale activity as we enjoyed lunch.

After lunch it was back to the condo where the whales were very active. We had five whale watching boats right in front of us. Last year we had one or two fleeting glimpses of whales in the distance. This year we seem to be living right next store to the resident greys.

Dinner tonight was at Thai Bay, a restaurant in town that gets very good reviews. We had planned on going last year but never made it. It has a great view of Depoe Bay Harbor, and the food is authentic Thai and very good.