Trying to escape the heat

Yesterday's forecast was for temps to climb to 102, so we decided to try to find cooler weather along the coast. We loaded up our bathing suits & towels and headed west. When we left Eugene, the temp was already 82 at 10:30am. When we got to Florence (y'all), 60 miles west, the temp was 63! We started by having lunch that the famous "Mo's" where Rich had fish-n-chips and I had a grilled halibut. It was a fun & casual restaurant on the water. I'd read a lot of good reviews about it on the discussions on the Escapees board. Turns out the reviews were spot on because our lunches were delicious!


After playing around on the beaches, we headed back to Florence to get cappuccinos, since it was "almost" cold at 65 degrees. After driving around a bit, we headed back to Eugene, which was a steaming 97 degrees when we got back at 4pm.

After lunch we headed north on the 101 to find a beach for Rich to find some creatures. We found a beach within a few miles and started exploring. This beach was covered in a weird, very dense fog unlike anything we'd ever seen. There wasn't but 10 feet of visibility. Oh...and forget swimming. The water was numbingly cold on our feet!












Here's a picture of Rich, looking for crabs and creatures, being the boy that he is.










After that beach, we headed about 12 miles further north on the 101 to the entrance to the Sea Lion caves. It looked like a big tourist trap, so we drove about a mile further to another beach. This one had all kinds of stuff! First you can see a pic of the bridge we drove over before turning off the road and driving down.


Here's a picture of Rich peering into a pool, looking at marine life:



Rich climbed up onto some rocks to get pictures of waves breaking:


After playing around on the beaches for a couple of hours, we headed back into Florence for a cappuccino, since it was "almost" chilly at 65 degrees. After driving some more around the area and doing some more exploring, we headed back to Eugene, where it was a steamy 97 degrees at 4pm.


-Laura