Once we checked into the Motel 6 we discovered that there was no airconditioning other than opening the window. We open the window and find someone standing right outside it smoking because this is where the ash tray is. We are in a NO smoking room so this just made sense, right? After showering and laying down to sleep we discover the bed my daughter and I are to sleep on is slanted, the pillows are rock hard, and with the window open to vent we hear everything outside. The only thing nice about our stay was the view of this bridge from the room balcony.
Up early, we drive 25 miles towards Port Orford looking to find coffee and breakfast. We came upon the Prehistoric Gardens that I wanted us to see instead. The lady opened a few minutes early for us, so we got to enjoy the gardens by ourselves. With this being a natural rainforest everything grows abundantly with ferns growing gigantic in size, mosses everywhere and the trees are hundreds of years old.
We walked all around the trail which took you up and through these tall trees to see the prehistoric animals that were scientifically correct in the restorations and detail. This was really something to see up close. I can't even imagine how people lived with these creatures.
After going through the gift shop we headed back down towards Brookings. Along the way we decided to grab a coffee and hit the beach. Here we stayed for a good part of the morning. We hiked the beach collecting shells and rock. It was so warm and the sand felt so nice on our feet we totally forgot about breakfast.
We finally found a place to sit down and have lunch, since we skipped breakfast. It was a small hamburger joint on the beach in an RV park. The burgers were huge and the fries were delicious. After we ate we headed towards home with a few stops along the way to take some more pics of these magnificant trees.
We were hoping to go to the Oregon Vortex , a place I have been wanting to see, but would not make it there before they closed at 4:30. We arrived in Grants Pass, stopped at the Dairy Queen for an ice cream and discovered it was 109 outside. Needless to say we did not stick around long, but headed for home.
This was definitely a mini vacation we all totally enjoyed and have made plans to come back next year and camp for a while along the beach.
1 comment:
Wow, beautiful pictures...I need to go to the coast! Um, as a science teacher, I need to comment--->there were no people living at the time of the dinosaurs. There were people later on living alongside mastadons, saber tooth cats and other mammals...but not with dinos. :-)
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