Our campsite at Honeyman State Park near Florence
We didn’t go as far as Sunset Beach. Next time! On Monday, we just meandered down the coast, stopping at quilt shops and view points along the way. We camped at Jessie Honeymoon State Park, which has the largest coastal sand dunes in North America. We were about 2 miles from the ocean, but right up against humungous sand dunes.
On the trail to the sand dunes
We rode our bikes around the campground, and along one bike path, then came back to Howie to make dinner. While we were finishing, a woman came up to us and asked us questions about Howie. We were glad to show him off. We got to visiting, and found out this woman and her husband were leading biking/hiking tours around the western US.
The high road we'd rather not take
They were currently biking from Astoria down the coast, and then going to Seattle to do a tour in the San Juan Islands. Quite impressive, especially because they both looked older than us, at least their faces and hair did…their bodies were in great shape! After they left, we looked at each other and had to laugh about how we had griped biking up little hills and climbing on the dunes.
Judy, the trail blazer, leading us
Tuesday morning we hiked further up the dunes and across some trails, then headed towards Brookings. We did the usual stops for quilt shops, overlooks and lunch, and pulled in here about 4:30 in the afternoon. We’re visiting our good friends, Joe and Helen Donahue. Joe was just heading out for play practice…which is the reason we came.
On the very cloudy road to Brookings
We’re going to watch his community theater production of “The Somewhat True Tale of Robin Hood” on Thursday night. We can’t wait to see him in tights!
Hearty surfers catching some waves
Helen gave us a great dinner, we visited til late in the night, and went to sleep in their parking lot. Quiet and peaceful!
Our breakfast cook for today
Total miles driven these 2 days= 150 miles
The view from their condo looking northward
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