We woke up from our crowded campground this morning and didn't feel much of a need to stick around. Got in the car after a quick breakfast and hit the route, southbound for nowhere in particular. Somebody had to stop for the bathroom late morning, so we pulled in at one of the many beaches/small towns along the way to find a farmers market going on. We checked it out and took a quick walk to the beach and it looked awesome! Found an off road ("old 101") to do a run on, then spent an hour or two just lounging around on the beach, soaking up the sun. We braved the water a couple times (along with a select few other brave souls), but it was absolutely frigid, like maybe north shore in June frigid. All the same, it was a great experience and we hit the road again in good spirits. We didn't have a great idea of where to camp, and even planned going straight to Eugene for the night, but on a whim, decided to try our hand camping at the Oregon Sand Dunes. We snagged one of the last spots, and frequent hums of dune buggies off in the distance aside, it was a great spot. In general, there seemed to be less people on the southern half of the Oregon coast, but just as beautiful. I'd love to come back here and spend more time.
Vitals:
Miles driven: ~160
Bird Species: Swainson's Thrush
License plates: N/A
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