Newport

Arriving at Newport

Sometimes it seems you meet the right people at the right time.  When we were in Tillamook Bay having just arrived back at the boat from the hospital, a couple dropped by Kialoa.  They were ex boaters now cruising on land and had been listening to our conversations with US Coast guard on their VHF radio.  They came by to see if we needed help and offered to drive us anywhere we needed to go.  It turned out we did not need to go anywhere but the kind offer was a lovely welcome.  They also talked about their trips up and down the west coast by sailboat.  They said they took their time and stopped all along the way and enjoyed each port as they went.  This was what we needed to hear,  the disappointment of having to stop then could turn into something else and we were able to fully enjoy being where we were and look forward to where we were going.

Our next leg was a sixty mile jump to Newport, OR,  in light winds we were forced to motor the entire distance, through fog......  The fog can be very disorienting, we had to completely rely on our instruments,  it would often feel like the boat was turning when it was not, or we would think we were turning the boat and were still going straight.  Happily the fog lifted as we approached the river entrance and we had good visibility across the river bar and into the marina. 

Newport has an big imposing bridge, lots of sea lions, and an interesting waterfront area.  It is also home to the Rogue Brewery, a well known Oregon Beer.

The sea lions get their own dock at the Newport waterfront, it is noisy and smelly and fascinating

So cute at 800 lbs!

They also take over the breakwater

Newport has abundant fresh seafood
and whether it is guilt or gluten free it is
really good!

cool bridge in the fog

And at Sunset

 We will be staying in Newport one more night then out to sea in the morning.  The weather forecast is favorable and we hope to make a longer hop and get to Crescent City, CA.  

Each day is an adventure but we can feel a coolness in the air that is pushing us south.