Newport Harbor in Oregon

 Staying two nights, Saturday and Sunday, in the City of Newport on the Oregon Coast.  Yaquina Bay is a delightful scene.  The City of 12,000 is very busy in the summer  months.  I take Route 34 west from Interstate 5 to Corvalis, and Oregon State University, then on Route 20 west over the coastal range to Newport.  A beautiful drive through farmlands and forests, river valleys, and mountains up to 1,500 feet to climb over on good and busy Route 20.  

Karen is staying at home in Vancouver with two friends from Grant's Pass.  The three ladies will enjoy themselves.  One lady, Caroline, will have some surgery on her jaw on Monday at OSHU in Portland.  Hopefully, all will go well for her with no complications.  

It is much cheaper to stay in motels on the coast during the October - March time of the year.  Summer prices are doubled.  

I am going to Twin Harbors State Park in October in Westport, Washington.  This time, Mick and I are going to go out on the Pacific in a half-day fishing trip from Westport Harbor.   The Gray's Harbor area includes the cities of Aberdeen, the largest city on the Pacific Coast of Washington, Ocean Shores, and Westport.

I really enjoy visiting the Pacific Ocean and seaside cities in Oregon and Washington.  Since 1998,  we have travelled extensively on the Pacific Coast from Bodega Bay in California to Neah Bay in Washington.  We have crossed all the paved roads from Interstate 5 west through the Holly Bollys, Siskiyous, and the Oregon and Washington coastal ranges.