We left Newport under clouds and rain after we took full advantage of La Quinta's free breakfast and their laundry facilities. We stopped at Ona Beach State Park for brunch and walked the beach for a couple hours.
The beaches are incredible here and you rarely see anyone else. Onto the Dunes near Florence, amazing! As you drive through town you can see dunes in the background higher than the stores on the street. The campground at the dunes was full but we spent the full day there climbing and descending the dunes. The kids spent a couple hours in the lake there. Another hour south we were in Coos Bay for the fireworks. The lead-up to the show was filled with local(yokel) colour. About 200 people with about only a full set of teeth between them setting off fireworks in the crowd until the actual show. The real show itself was spectacular.
The beaches are incredible here and you rarely see anyone else. Onto the Dunes near Florence, amazing! As you drive through town you can see dunes in the background higher than the stores on the street. The campground at the dunes was full but we spent the full day there climbing and descending the dunes. The kids spent a couple hours in the lake there. Another hour south we were in Coos Bay for the fireworks. The lead-up to the show was filled with local(yokel) colour. About 200 people with about only a full set of teeth between them setting off fireworks in the crowd until the actual show. The real show itself was spectacular. 
Because the local townsfolk were so peculiar we headed down the highway after the show, stopping at about midnight at a rest stop on the beach at Ophir. A peaceful sleep with huge waves crashing on the shore all night. We spent the morning skim boarding at Harris Beach State Park and finally at 1pm we crossed the line into California. And here we sit in a Safeway parking lot stealing someone's Wifi signal to bang this out on the keyboard. After a few groceries we're off to the Redwoods.
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