Oregon Adventure

We are at the end of our first three weeks in Oregon and as we left the coast and drove  to Eugene for a quick visit we realized how much we have learned in those three weeks!
For the next 2 1/2 months we are based in Waldport/Yachats Oregon. We are on the central coast in an area that is so unlike Colorado it is hard for us to comprehend. Ocean, beaches, old growth forest and rivers all create a unique and fascinating eco system.

Four days a week we volunteer at the Cape Perpetua Visitor Center which sits high above the Pacific Ocean. From the full length windows we can spot whales and sea birds and during low tide tidepools.

The Visitor Center is run by the US Forest Service and we arrived in time to participate in some of the training for summer seasonals. Most of what we do wil be selling passes, handing out maps and answering questions but we will also have the opportunity to rove the trails.
Another reason to stay here is our friends Mary and Paul in Yachats and Leslie and Dan in Eugene. We hope to have lots of time to catch up and visit with them. They have made us feel very welcome and have made adjusting this new place much easier!

We thought that we would have a single wide to live in but that didn't work out and we are settled in our camper with a shower and bathroom in the building next to us. Close quarters but I think we can make it work. We are about 12 miles from the Cape but only about a block from the beach and we fall asleep listening to the ocean.
More next time about some of the amazing flora and fauna, people too!