A trip to the Oregon Coast

 A few weeks ago I wrote about going on a motor cycle trip down the Oregon Coast.  Well, we did it and we survived!  Something to be said about that when you are in your 50's and riding a motorcycle and camping.  I must say that the scenery was lovely.  We had such a wonderful time. The drive down was so beautiful especially from Lincoln City to Florence.  The day was warm and sunny, but not hot.  Perfect for the bike ride.  We made several stops and got to Florence around 4 PM.  We checked in the bed and breakfast and had a relaxed evening visiting our friends and walking around Old Town.  I highly reccommend the Edwin K Bed and Breakfast in Florence.  We also did a Dune buggy ride with a couple we met at the bed and breakfast.  It was wild!  Especially after a huge breakfast!  Our trip down the coast from there was rather quiet until my stomach settled down!  We made it to Gold Beach by 4 or so and set up camp in a tent area.  No electricity and no chairs.  A picnic table and a fire pit.  It was definitely roughing it.  We enjoyed the time though. Food is really different when you ride a bike.  We had to buy at the store for dinner each night.  We managed to cook one meal hot over the fire.  We took one day and went down to the redwoods and the last day we went on the jet boat up the Rogue.  It was awesome!  We saw deer, bear, eagles, otter, and several other kinds of birds.  It was great fun!  The trip home was a bit wet as it had started to rain and wasn't very pleasant from Gold Beach to Waldport.  We were happy when it cleared up and turned sunny.  So we stopped in Newport at Georgies to celebrate the house I had closed the week before.  We had a lovely view of the ocean and took a walk on the beach afterwards.  Motorcycle clothes and all!  We spent the last night with friends in Lincoln City and were relieved to not have to camp again.  We made it home safe and sound 6 days after we started and decided next time it will be motels all the way!!  Otherwise it was a great trip.  I have observed that my husband has taken a full week to get on the bike again.  600 miles was a bit much I guess.  In fact it has been over a week and he still hasn't driven his bike!  Oh well, it was quite a bit of driving. I think we may be day trip people after this.