Oregon Coast Part 2

Drove to Lincoln city to pick up jul’s fam. Jul had hurt her foot the night before so we took her to the ER in Newport (after exploring other clinic options) where they X-rayed (it was broken) and put her in a boot with strict instructions not to put any weight on it. She already has a wheelchair so it just meant exchanging her cane for some crutches. Unfortunately it meant that lots of activities were not doable any more. Luckily she was able to make her way slowly down to the ocean and get in on previous days.

The boys and I went to the Oregon Coast aquarium while Jul was at the hospital.
Love the jellies 😊
I spent a long time with the seals and sea lions. I would put my hand up on the glass and one see lion would glide along where my hand was. Awesome!
We went to the special dock where sea lions go and only got one. It was pretty weird.
So so happy to be with my sister! 💚
And my nephews! 💚
The cove below Yaquina head lighthouse. We got our feet wet. Well Spencer and I did. Weston watched. 😊
We tried to get Jul in. But alas…
We got a special accessibility pass that let us drive right up instead of walking up the long road. 😊

We drove down the coast to Florence where we stayed at Park Motel and Cabins. I had horrible abdominal pain. I had planned to sleep in my car so that Jul and the boys could have the room with 2 king beds. That didn’t sound good anymore so I got a cabin just for me so that I could be miserable. Pepto bismol helped in the end.

The next morning we packed up the car and headed to Honeyman State Park where we went Stand-up paddleboarding. Super fun! I didn’t change into my suit because I wasn’t going to fall off my board but that didn’t go as planned. 😊

We then drove to Bandon where we met up with Weston’s family. These are his grandparents and their adopted daughter, Skye.
We spent a long time at this place called Washed Ashore where they make awesome sculptures out of detritus from the ocean.
Steve the Weedy Sea Dragon 😊
They had a place where you could make your own creation
Cool wood sculptures along the pier
Jul and I sat and had incredible fish and chips and watched the ocean after the Days had left with the boys.
Went out to see Face Rock
Didn’t really get a good view of the “face”
We discovered a fun charm collecting scavenger hunt. Got 2 in Brandon and a few on the drive to our rental in Depoe Bay.
We got there super late and with getting stuff brought in and Jul settled, I didn’t get to sleep until like 2 am. But I loved my cute little loft room 💚
The most incredible view from this room 😊
Jul needed a day to rest after all the exertion of travel days so I went to the Columbia River gorge for most of the day.
Wahkeena Falls
Horsetail Falls
Cool hike overlooking the gorge
Ponytail Falls
Hiked down below the falls 😊
Multnomah Falls lol p
Bridal Veil Falls
Latoutell Falls
Hiked over on the rocks until I was right in the spray. Got fully soaked. It was amazing!
Went back into Portland waiting for Alex’s flight to finally make it (he was delayed for hours). Hit a target for dry clothes and then got poutine at a food truck called potato champion
Poutine with Thai peanut satay sauce. Dang son!
Went to my favorite temple 🙂
Since I had extra time I went into the visitor center where I shared feelings and testimonies of the savior with the lovely sister missionaries. The spirit was strong and sweet. Left us feeling bestie enough to take a selfie together.