So today we left Brookings and headed two hours up the coast to Coos Bay. Actually we are staying at the Charleston Marina RV park. Charleston, North Bend and Coos Bay make up this area. This RV park is not anything fancy, but we were able to book in for a month, which was actually a very reasonable rate, laundry and showers in an area that we can definitely keep busy. They also have a storage site here, so we can leave the trailer here and come home for Christmas and then come back in the new year and continue to head up the coast.
We are just down the road from Cape Argo and Shore Acres state parks and hope to take in the holiday light display while we are here. We are also looking at going to the local casino for American Thanksgiving.
So on the drive north we stopped in Port Orford again to check out the historic Coast Guard Museum and Agate Beach.
This boat was one of the first unsinkable coast guard boats. It is 35 ft long, mid engined, self-righting, self bailing motor lifeboat that carried crew of 3-8 and could pick up 20 survivors. It’s use started in the 1946 and was retired in 1981.
After checking out the boat we head to the beach to look for some agates, did manage to find some little ones. Hopefully when the king tides arrive it will bring some more more gravel. That is where the agates like to hang out.
We also saw this cute little salamander, other than some squirrels and a few deer, the only wildlife we have seen. Hoping to see some seals and sea lions soon.
This is a picture of the bay here in Charleston. Hopefully we can get some fresh seafood from one of the many seafood companies in the area.
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