Oregon Coast here we come! Keith and I woke up at 4 am to drive the two hours to Newport to try our hand at deep sea fishing. I rarely get up this early in the morning so it had to be something really special to get me out of bed so early. Off we headed to catch the Sea Venture boat which left the dock promptly at 7 am. We were waiting in line to pay the fee for 5 hours out on the water and posted on Newport Trade Winds advertisement boards was the option to do a 33 hour tuna fishing excursion. Can you imagine being on a boat that long just to fish? No thank you! It was really cold on the coast (always is in Oregon) and we weren't prepared so Keith and I both borrowed some lost and found jackets. He found a youth large version and I found a throwback to the 80's with a pink marshmallow puff jacket that went to my knees. It sure was ugly but SO warm!
It turned out to be an absolutely beautiful day on the ocean and while I spent five hours not catching a single fish, Keith at least caught one so it wasn't a complete failure. Captain Steve even donated his fight he caught and said to take it back to Texas. It didn't make it that far since we ate them that night. Ok, back to the fishing trip...Captain Steve said fishing had been slow the last few days so we weren't really surprised when we didn't get much action. When Keith finally got to yell "Fish On", you know I had my camera ready.
Despite us not catching many fish, we saw one of the greatest sights I have ever seen in the ocean...a California Gray Whale! I have never seen a live whale before and this whale was probably 15-20 feet from our boat. It was blowing water from its spout, flipping its tail in the water and just playing for a good 20 minutes right in front of us. It was magical and so exciting. I was like a little kid again trying to get a good picture but my little Cannon Elf didn't do justice.
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Look at these cute sea lions! |
My dad had originally not planned on joining us for the entire day but to my surprise as soon as we got off the boat, he called my cellphone and had driven to Newport on his motorcycle (yes, he owns one which is kind of a scary thought!) so we met up with him on the way south to Florence. Keith and I stopped off at a couple places on the hour long drive along the coast to Florence. One absolutely beautiful stopping point was the Heceta Lighthouse and Devil's Elbow. Who knew you would need jeans and a fleece on the coast in August. It was windy and chilly but at least the sun was out. The coast ends our last full day in Oregon and we had a fabulous time and can't wait to go back. I still have a lot of things I want to show Keith in this amazing state but we have many, many more years to do that.
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