From Yachats to Reedsport

The Green Salmon Cafe started us this morning in Yachats. Norm's hot granola with nuts, seeds, cinnamon, cranberries, steamed milk and more was amazing! By 9:30 we headed for Florence. Again the beauty of the coast is even better on a bike. You can bike, see, smell, hear and take your time. And sometimes even walk up the really big and long hills. Here are two spots that were quite exciting. The first is Devil's Chasm where the surf crashes in.

 Cook's Chasm has the surf spurting straight up if you are lucky to catch it.

At Heceta Head  we biked up a steep hill, got to use our lights in a tunnel and then look back from the viewpoint to the prefect lighthouse scene.

It may be hard to see but there is a lighthouse way back there. Next we came to Florence. 

What a view! That is Florence somewhere way down there. We are entering sand dune territory. By 1 pm we were hungry and managed to find the old part of Florence. Thank goodness for that because all the way into town is like one giant strip mall. The old part is historic, quaint and "old". We brought along our own buns, roast beef, chips, pastries and drinks. You'll note my coke but Norm insisted on keeping his in the bag. Is alcohol allowed in public spaces in Oregon? We decided not to find out. But where we ate lunch was a converted garage to a funky coffee shop called Siuslaw Coffee Roasters. 

Food is so good when you have been biking for over 3 hours. Behind us is the Siuslaw River and bridge that we biked across, very Art Deco.

So over the bridge and heading to Dune City. There are dunes everywhere and you can take part in dune buggies, dune sand boarding, dune tours, dune sleds........ It looks like the dunes may take over the roads one day. 

Every once in a uwhile we need to stop and give our bottoms a rest. Here are a couple of Norm's points of interest.

Can you see him?

Chainsaw carving is big down here, that's Mary with a plump eagle along the way to Reedsport. There we had a bite to eat at the Harbor Light Cafe where Norm had the biggest plate of onion rings for dinner. We did a walk about the town and decided there really isn't any town but rather a long stretch of highway with a few stores. And now to rest up for our ride along the Umpqua River to Elkton tomorrow.