Friday -to Yachats

We left Bend about 9:30 after a good hotel breakfast. Stopped for gas in Sisters ($4.69!).  We took US20 to Sweet Home, then Corvalis, then a "scenic route 34" to over the Coast Range to Walport. (Note to self: that's a twisty road, not suitable for people subject to car sickness!) It would have been better to stay on US20 to Newport. There's a pretty reservoir at Sweet Home called Foster Lake - the water level is very low.

We arrived at our hotel, the Fireside, in Yachats about 4:00. The weather had been sunny in the low 50s all day but now that we're at the coast it overcast with a sprinkles! The waves are crashing right outside our balcony! After unpacking the car, we hiked along the Pacific Coast Trail for about a mile, heading north, where one gets access to a wide stretch of beach.

We enjoyed an excellent dinner at our favorite place in Yachats - The Drift Inn. Complete with live music right in front of our table (very quiet!)

Tomorrow we head north for about 230 miles to Aberdeen WA.