We are nearing the end of our stay so our dinners at home are running out!  We decided on some Mexican tonight, followed by s short stroll on the bridge over the entrance to Depoe Bay harbor. 

Inside the harbor,  we saw a fisherman fileting his catch….? Maybe salmon?  And his work also cough the eye of a local harbor seal!

A closer look at the harbor seals

Tonight looks like a lovely sunset,  altho there is always a marine layer of clouds,  far of shore

We took a walk along our coast to see the local coming of common murres and the sea lions shining themselves on the rocks

We enjoy our timeshares and this is 1 of our very favorites.   Depoe Bay, Oregon

The inside

And of course,  we do travel for the food!  Oregon has great seafood

Celebrating Emmett’s birthday…. again

Best of all!

Our stay is right on the ocean!  And today we have seen 4 whales!  All very close to the shore

The whales were between those boat and the shore!   This is a past i LOVE about coming here!  

We loafed our way up the coast thru San Jose,  San Francisco, the Coastal Redwoods,  and up to the Oregon coast.

At one spot along the northern California coast above Eureka, there are herds of Elk and we were able to see one by the road.   You can see them laying in the grasses if you look carefully beyond the 1 walking by

There are many CCC project bridges,  built in the 30s, all along the Oregon coast. 

Much of the coast was covered in clouds but our drive was lovely

Another top down adventure!

Our first evening stop is in Solvang,  the lovely little Danish village by Santa Inez mission

Here is the official photo off our wonderful DC concert experience!  

Until our next adventure…. in a couple weeks,  stay tuned. 

Again, we are singing for our veterans! 

A day off,  to visit museums,  relax,  go to the Capital Fourth concert or whatever you choose.   We did a short Smithsonian Air and Space museum visit, (unfortunately under remodeling ).

We enjoyed a trip to Alexandria for lunch with Rebecca Lee , Joel Welch. And son Owen! 

Restful afternoon,  few rain showers, and very humid temps,  so we have decided on watching the concert on TV, instead of on the mall!  We can see fireworks from a park very close to the hotel,  so no need to fight traffic into DC.

Our concert was spectacular!  Thanks to Bob Lynne Halley for sharing from the audience perspective! 

What a thrill and blessing to sing with 300 of these wonderful Christians,  2 famous  gospel singers and several songwriters,  led by 6 great worship pastors,  and 14 of our closest Coastal California Chorale friends!

So happy daughter Rebecca and son in law Joel and son Owen joined us to enjoy our concert!  So great to have them there!