Pirates Cove
restaurant in Garibaldi was our destination for breakfast. We met a professor from Rose Hulman
University in Terre Haute he said this was his favorite spot for
breakfast. We found out our waitress
also spent several years in Terre Haute.
The view of
the Pacific from our table.
The view
inside was pretty good also. Greg had a
seafood omelet and half order of biscuits and gravy. I had a waffle with wild blueberries. Neither of us could finish our meal, way too
much food.
It’s a cute
place but parking in front is hard to maneuver.
We found out later that there is a lower parking area that looks better.
We decided
to drive to the northernmost site we wanted to see while we were out here and
work our way back, that way our pull offs would not be across traffic.
Our first
stop was a short one in Gearhart.
Seaside was
our first main stop. Actually, it ended
up being our only major stop for the day.
We got lucky and snagged one of the three remaining parking spaces in
the public parking area. This place is
well worth the trip, but my advice is to get here early to find a parking spot
and spend the day because anywhere else you plan to go is going to be full by
the time you get there.
The Resort
at Seaside (a Wyndham Vacation Ownership Resort) would be a good choice if you
can afford it.
Seaside was
Oregon’s first seashore resort. It
boasts a great assortment of shops and restaurants. Lots of things for kids to do – museum,
aquarium, paddleboats, arcades and bumper cars.
The waves
were coming in and lots of people were enjoying wading.
But, most
were just sitting soaking up the sunshine or flying kites.
I found out
from signs on the beach why we haven’t heard of tsunamis in Oregon. Although there is still the potential of
tsunamis and the need for awareness, the last tsunami happened around 1700 AD –
I’m feeling safer.
Seaside is
also the end of the Lewis and Clark trail.
We had lunch
at the restaurant in the Shilo Inn.
We had a
great view of the ocean, beach and the promenade. The promenade follows 1.5 miles of the
beach. Those aren’t fireworks in the
picture, they are reflections of the lights in the restaurant.
We did make
one more stop at Ecola State Park because I wanted to get some pictures of
Haystack Rock. It was a two mile drive
on a winding, narrow road.
There was
quite a wait to get into the park caused by the need for each car to pay the $5
entrance fee. Most of them were paying
by credit card through a machine on the outside of the ranger’s building.
Haystack
Rock is the large one in the background.
Other views
from the area.
Tables were
set up for an upcoming wedding reception.
It was really windy, we are up pretty high on a bluff overlooking the
ocean.
Here comes
the wedding party. We had to wait for
the bus to get straight in the road before we could pass.
Views from a
pull off along the way. A weather system
is moving in but you can still see the town of Manzanita in the background.
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