I had no idea it would be so hard to find a place to stay on the Oregon coast. Luckily, the day I left McKenzie, I got a call from an RV park in Lincoln City—they had just had a cancellation, and had one spot open. It was a bit south of where I planned to meet Russ, but it would get me through the weekend. In fact, it was a very nice RV park, with an ocean view, and close to a public beach access, which we immediately took advantage of.

I gotta say, driving to the Oregon coast is NOTHING like driving to the Jersey shore! You have no idea you are getting near the shore until, suddenly, there it is! The mountains and forests go right to the ocean.

The next morning, there were free bagels and donuts in the main building (they even had a spa with a hot tub!). There, I met a very nice lady who told me I should visit the beach that morning, as they were having an unusually low tide. The beach is known for its tidepools, and for its abundance of agates, which can be found at low tide. So I gathered up the doggies and off we went!

There were lots of people looking for agates. I found a small, nearly all white one, and gave it to a little girl who was way more excited about it than I was. Moe doesn’t like the water much, but he LOVED running on the beach!

And then it was off to meet Russ in Tillamook, for his last leg to Astoria and the end of his western trip.