Thursday and Friday

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Now we are winding down. Saturday night will be our last night in Depoe Bay. We’ll leave early Sunday morning for the three-night journey home – night one in Klamath Falls, Oregon, night two in Reno, and night three in Las Vegas. The ride is interesting because it’s all on non-Interstate, mostly two lane roads. We had planned a short stop on the way to Klamath Falls at Crater Lake National Park. That’s off the table as the rim road there is still blocked by snow and closed. Lassen Volcanic National Park would have been an option, but the drive through it is also still closed from the winter snows.

Thursday

Cloudy, rainy morning with red flag warnings – no boats allowed out of the harbor. Rough seas. That was the forecast for all day Thursday and Friday. We got walks in between rain squalls. I included a picture of a deserted downtown Depoe Bay. We didn’t do anything save for going into Newport for a last lunch at Local Ocean. We had exactly the same things as last time. I forgot to take pictures save for one of my pan friend oysters after I had already eaten half of them. Lo and behold, when we left the restaurant, the sun came out. But by the time we got back to Depoe Bay, it was raining steadily again.

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As is often the case, the weathermen got it all wrong again. By cocktail hour the sun was shining brightly and we enjoyed the sea views while sipping our drinks. Here are a couple of videos of what we watch every afternoon.

Friday

Sunny beautiful day. Still a red flag warning out with rough seas. We continued winding down. We went to breakfast at the Surf Rider. Then late morning we drove back to Toledo. Elaine had seen some artwork at a gallery that was closed when we were there. She called, and they were to be open on Friday. She bought three pieces while I played with the gallery dog. I’ll post pictures of what she bought when we get it on our bedroom wall at home. You can get a hint from a picture below.

Other than that, we drove by the Newport harbor area on the way home. Then we did nothing really. We watched the fourth of the “Murder In – – – ” series on Mhz. This one took place in Aquitaine in the Bordeaux region.

Then it was the usual cocktails under the sun on the balcony. The temperature in Depoe Bay never got above 60 degrees while we were here. It was usually in the upper 40’s for our morning walks. But on the balcony, shielded from the wind, facing southwest, with the setting sun shining on the ocean and reflecting on us, it feels like 80 degrees. We enjoyed the balcony immensely. We had another gorgeous sunset.

Next posting will be somewhere on the road or possibly the day we get home (Wednesday).