August 27 25th day OTR

Well, we slept in the car.  It didn't stop raining until late and then the ground was too wet.  I proved to Otto that we didn't have too much stuff along since I was able to arrange everything so we could stretch out comfortably.  See the proof here:

 

We are moving in and out of fog this morning.  We have stopped along the roadside a few times and wanted to stop at the Ocean Dunes State Park for the sand dunes, but it was too foggy to bother to pay the day use fee.  We have a few more miles of dunes before we leave them behind.

 

More later.  Also, I have posted some pictures to the link above and will add more.  Thanks to advice from a friend who also uses Flickr about how to upload differently.  I will add more as I have time per stop.

 

We picked up food in Reedsport and ate at Bastendorf Beach County Park.  We drove on Cape Arago Highway and drove 14 scenic miles - much closer to the water than US 101 and quite scenic.  However, the fog rolled in along the way and often we couldn't see the coast.  That is freaky when there is nothing but fog on your right hand side!!  One bridge we crossed said it was the highest bridge in Oregon but Otto wondered how you could appreciate that if the whole thing was shrouded in fog!!

 

At Simpson Reef we saw and heard the sea lions.  Lots and lots of them.

 

 

We have stopped in Crescent City, California for the night.  The campground has a notice posted that this is the safest place to be in Crescent City in case of an earthquake or a tsunami. Most of the tent sites are deep in the woods beside large trees and larger still, stumps of trees that have fallen.  We chose a site on the fringe, beside the play area.  Not a deep woods camper.

 

Tomorrow we will head for the Redwood National Forest and then head east at Eureka.  Now I am going back to post some more pictures to the link at the top.  Hopefully I can be caught up in a day or two.