Where (Almost) Everybody Knows Your Name!

Sea and Sand RV Park, near Depoe Bay

Hey Folks,  as I write this we are  close to wrapping up a four night stay at probably our favorite Oregon Coast RV Park, Sea and Sand, situated between Depoe Bay and Lincoln City.  This is an unusual post for me, spontaneous, and very short; but thought I'd  put this little ditty about Jack and Dia.... wait, that's a tune by John Cougar Mellencamp... completely off subject.  So basically what I meant to say is we've had a very pleasant stay here somewhat short of a "ditty"(whatever that means).  There were some whale sightings a couple days ago, right about where you see that streak of white out from shore in the above picture.  I watched a big whale rolling in the shore break; Lanie and I later saw probably the same whale spouting.  And just this morning I spotted what I think were two seals loafing in the surf barely 100 yards offshore.

Of course, A staple with us whenever we hit the Oregon Coast is seafood, lots of it. I mean whenever we're this close to an ocean we're almost exclusively on a a seafood diet, the fresher the better.

Grilled Oysters and Steamed Clams at Kyllo's, Lincoln City

Grilled Combo Plate at Tidal Raves, Depoe Bay

Also on this stay, we've noted some quite gracious folks co-inhabiting the RV park with us.  There were a bunch of folks whale watching the other day, as mentioned above; and nearly all took time to say hello and point out where and how the whales were being sighted.  Didn't catch any of their names then, though.  But did meet and talk with a couple chaps yesterday.

Larry, the unofficial "greeter" in this part of the RV Park, came by to introduce himself and ask our names.  He soon told me a few other tidbits about himself. He's a retired doctor from the Palouse Country of Eastern Washington (little town called Garfield); he owns about a thousand acres there, most of which I believe he said he leases out to local farmers/ranchers. The Oregon Coast seems to be a favorite getaway destination.   He and his wife were just getting ready to head home to help celebrate the 13th birthday of their oldest grandson this coming weekend.  Seemed like a familiar tune to us, though our oldest, Jonah, will be just 3 in early July; and yes, we'll be there to help celebrate with him.  Jonah and his folks and little Bro, Isaac, presently live in the Des Moines Iowa area.

Lincoln City Beach near the "D" River

Then there was Norman, no not that "Norm", who knew everybody back at the Cheers bar.  This Norman was more reserved, and German, from Hamburg, a port city way up in the Northern parts of Germany.  He and his wife and two young kids were traveling this part of the country in a rented RV,  one of those Mini Motorhomes you see all over the Western States, particularly,  especially during peak tourist seasons. Though they spoke solely in German to each other as a family, Norman spoke near perfect English when conversing with me ( I didn't try out any of my "fractured" German while talking with Norman, probably a good thing).  I learned that they were near the end of a 10 week trip to the US and Canada, had been in Florida and other parts of the Eastern USA, and then toured a good part of our American West in the mini-motorhome.   They headed out from here this morning (Friday, May 13th) for Astoria, then ultimately someplace in Canada that I didn't quite catch, where they will soon fly home.

Depoe Bay from Tidal Raves Restaurant

The little German family were very nice folks, as was Larry the Land Baron from the Palouse.  We will head out from here tomorrow, going a little further North up the Coast to Cannon Beach before going "home" (Eugene) for a few weeks.

Wild Pink Rhodies at Sea and Sand RV Park

So far, no sign of Cliff, the ultimate "know it all" back in the Cheers days.

Cliffy and that other Norm would be here, on that Other Coast