We were nowhere near highways or train lines, or anything else that made lots of noise, so had a peaceful night! It was just a shame that we had to get up and out of this campground much earlier than we would have done if we’d had an internet connection.
We packed up and drove over to the same day use area as yesterday so that Müfit could join his 10am call. We put the jacks down on the RV and extended the slide out so that we had more space in the living area, then tried to keep quiet!
He had another call at 11am as well, so around 12pm we left the day use area and joined back onto Highway 101 to make our way towards our next overnight stop.
When we came down through Oregon at the beginning of this trip, we drove all the way through Oregon in one day so didn’t really see much. I do remember that it was very windy as it was difficult driving in a straight line a lot of the time, and that wind still seemed to be present all along this stretch of the coastline. Although the California coastline is extremely scenic, especially around the Big Sur area, there are parts of Oregon that are very beautiful too, and quite similar, with cliffs, ups and downs, and winding roads.
There are also small quaint towns on the Oregon coastline, which you don’t really get in California. Yes, there are places like Carmel, but these towns in Oregon are even smaller and actually reminded more of the small fishing towns you’d expect to see on the coast of New England!
We stopped a few times, including a stop right by the ocean where we had lunch at Yachats State Recreation Area and did a little more work, then went back on the road. It was about another hour’s drive to the RV park, a place called Sea and Sand.
We had booked our spot here and opted for one of the cheaper sites that are close to the highway but have full hook-up. We could have paid a premium to have an ocean view, but we figured we’d already done that staying at Emma Wood in California, so didn’t bother. After we arrived and got everything set up, we all went for a walk.
There’s a very nice trail to the beach so there’s direct access from the RV park, and then you can walk back up some steps to the area where there are RV sites with the ocean views, so we had a look at these. All the sites, including where we are, are a bit on top of each other, but the elevated view from these sites was actually really nice, so much so that we said we might come back here one day and pay the extra to have the ocean view! The kids insisted on getting their feet wet, but Sarah – who had jeans on – got soaked, and managed to get Jasper soaked by a wave as well!
Bolgil Family Adventures 