The real Windy City

Another fantastic day in Oregon. While Ryan relieved stress by playing 18 at Bandon Dunes, I enjoyed a relaxing massage which I certainly needed after that hike yesterday.

At around noon we met back up and headed into town for lunch. We had sandwiches at a little bakery and walked around the cute little seaside town. In fact, the original name of the town was "Bandon-by-the-sea" so that is still what is printed on all of the banners and flags around town.

We stopped in a few candy shops, one of which was visited by Rachel Ray on an episode of "$40 a day," called "Cranberry Sweets." Unfortunately, we didn't stay here long because it is pretty darn cold and windy and we are both beginning to worry that we didn't pack enough warm clothes.

After filling up with gas, we headed north on highway 101 which follows the ocean. This is supposed to be the most beautiful section of highway in the United States and it certainly lived up to the hype. We made a stop at the Haceta Head lighthouse and took a tour inside. From the lighthouse you could look out and with binoculars, see California Sea Lions sunbathing on the rocks at the edge of the ocean. Then we kept driving North for Newport, OR. Here we stopped at the Rogue Brewery for dinner. I was getting a little cranky at this point from so much driving but the food and beer at Rogue perked me right up. We each enjoyed a sampler of 4 beers while I had chorizo tacos and Ryan had fish and chips. We enjoyed our refreshments at a window seat overlooking the ocean. We finished with the most delicious cheesecake with a hazelnut sauce.

We stayed the night in a fairly nice Best Western and our luck continued when we got and ocean view room. But unfortunately, the fog was so thick again that we weren't able to see the sunset.

Today we are exploring Newport a bit more then heading to Portland where we will be for a few days.