Bandon, Oregon

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Sunset at Bandon

We arrived in Bandon just in time to grab supper from Dairy Queen before it closed at 9pm and watch the sunset at 9:15pm while we ate.

The motel that Angharad booked for us was ideally situated along the top of a cliff at the edge of the ocean, and after being spellbound by the sunset, I set my alarm so that I could get up and catch the sunrise over the ocean.

I will say that watching the sunrise over the ocean on the west coast of anywhere is probably not quite the same as watching it on the east coast, but I just love watching the early morning mist burn off the water as the sun comes up, and so I thoroughly enjoyed myself exploring along the headland and beach.

First glimpse of the sun from the top of the cliff

Mist burning off the ocean

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Soaking up some sun

Our first stop, just to relax, involved breaking out the picnic blanket and our flip flops and heading onto the beach just to lay back and soak up some sun. We saw jellyfish in the sand, I was the decided loser in an impromptu cherry-spitting contest, and after we stopped laughing we just laid back and watched everyone else enjoying a beautiful day in the sun.

Ready, set... SPIT!!!

Much laughter

Victorious gloating

Forfeit due to laughter

Laughing photographer

Jellyfish on the beach

Looking down the beach as the tide turned

Heceta Head Lighthouse

After stopping at one more beach to check out the Heceta Head lighthouse, we drove down the road a little ways and stopped again at the Sea Lion Caves where Juanita and I went down the 300ft elevator shaft to see the sea lions. Angharad opted out because she had seen it before, and I have a sneaking suspicion she didn't want to breathe that air ever again. Having experienced it once, I would have to agree. The cave itself is very cool, being an underground river type of thing where the sea lions rest during low tide while the ocean pounds against the rocks just outside. The stench, however is as if a hundred and fifty large wet dogs hung out there every day with no one to clean up after them.

Sea Lion Caves

New signs for me - Tsunami info

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