Checking out another beach.

We left the first beach and drove about a mile +/- to another beach that is close to a fishing bay. The access to the beach was easier here--no big hill to go down. There were more gulls landing near us, maybe because the wind was not quite as strong. This one made a nice picture, posing in front of this diftwood and rocks.

"Nanny wants to take a picture of all of us so lets get lined up."

So here is the pic...

...And here is the mad 'foot scramble' as they got out of the way of a wave that came a little farther in than they expected!!!

This beach was different than the last one. The giant boulders were not as close, the beach was rockier, and we found a lot more shells. There was a motel with access right up to the beach, and restaurants and other businesses nearby,too.

I LOVE to go to the ocean!!

Every time a wave comes in, it is SO different from the last wave! And the sound of the surf.[if the sea is calm/not 'angry'] is so soothing, and yet invigorating, too.
See that spray billowing up in the middle? There must be a rock there that the surf is hitting.

In this area, there are these giant rocks and boulders drifting out toward the sea.

The Grandkids climbed up on this rock for a picture. It was just a step or two up from the sand. They thought they were far enough from where the waves came in to not get wet. But sometimes a wave will come farther in...and they almost got caught!

When you look past the rocks...There is nothing to see on the horizon but the sky and the sea...and you think the sea must go on forever!

Here Chris is getting some shots of the kids at play. Karen is enjoying their antics,too. There were quite a few families at the beach. but not so many as to feel crowded.

Views from the top

Here are some of the sights from the parking area of the first beach we stopped at on the Oregon Coast.

Here are Karen and the rest of the kids feeding bread to the gulls. It was very windy here at the top of the hill. See the picnic table? I don't think anything would have stayed on top of it! That orange fence was around some construction they were doing to improve the steps etc. that headed down to the beach. We had to go down a different way.

This view was just to the right of the last one.

Did you realize that there is a tsunami danger off the pacific coast? I didn't! If you click on the pic, it will enlarge it and you can read this sign.

More gulls flying! Chubs barked at them, and I don't think they appreciated him either!

The view we could see as we descended to the beach. Fine sand, lots of driftwood,kelp? and other sea plants that were left at high tide , but veryfew shells!