Depot Bay, April 22-24, 2009
Posted by Greg Steward | Filed under Uncategorized
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April 22-24, our family had the special treat of two nights in Depot Bay at the WorldMark resort just north of town. The forecast was for rain, but God gave us a special treat with sunny skies and a beautiful sunset Thursday evening. We shared a two-bedroom unit with Derek and Breezz Jenkins. Breezz is one of our FOCUS volunteers who works with the FOCUS Homestays Program.
On Thursday, we made several stops along the coast, starting at Fishing Rock (a great place to explore), then Boiler Bay, Devil’s Punchbowl, and then to the Nye Beach area for lunch at the Chowder Bowl, where we celebrated Breezz’s and Sophie’s birthdays (which are actually on April 24). It is hard to believe that in all my times through Newport I have never been to the Nye Beach area; definitely worth an afternoon. Then we spent some time at the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse before heading back to the apartment.
A highlight for the girls was two trips to the swimming pool. A highlight for me was getting to see from our window several whales spouting in the ocean.
On Friday, after checking out, our family spent a little time in Depot Bay at the Visitor’s Center, and then lunch at the fabulous, not-to-be-missed, Otis Cafe [marker is placed a bit too far west of actual location]. Along with many other reasons, we are very grateful to Russ Norris for telling us about this place.
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