STAYING BUSY, WHILE ... WE... WAIT

 Hello again, blogger friends!!

Just updating you all on the past few weeks we've been here in Oregon!

We have looked at several houses in the area, but until last week, we just didn't find any that checked off most of our list. So we traveled a little farther inland. We were interested in a couple different houses near Salem. We spent the week asking the realtor several questions, discussed our options, and decided to put an offer on one of the houses. So, it's just a waiting game at this point, which we are really used to.

In the meantime, we've been really taking in the coast and some of the local tourist attractions. The good thing is, most places are pretty empty this time of year. We had some beautiful weather to enjoy the outdoors. And a few rainy days, when we visited a museum and had LOTS of coffee. The cool thing about Oregon is they have several drive-up (and walk-up) coffee kiosks can be found in almost every town! That's definitely not an Indiana thing!

Check out this article: https://roadslesstraveled.us/coffee-kiosks-of-the-west/

We visited "Thor's Well"(Also known as the drainpipe of the Pacific), a famous large, bowl-shaped hole carved into the basalt shoreline, which appears to be draining the Pacific Ocean. 

A few things about this area...

• 1. The Well is believed to have started as a sea cave dug out by waves, before the roof collapsed, creating openings at the bottom and top through which the ocean sprays.

• 2. Depth: Despite its seemingly bottomless appearance, Thor’s Well is approximately 20 feet (6.1 meters) deep.

• 3. Tidal Activity: The Well is most spectacular during high tide or storms, when water washes violently over the rocks and funnels into the hole. The best time to visit is about an hour before high tide to see it without water and then observe how it fills up.

• Safety: The area around Thor’s Well is extremely dangerous due to sneaker waves and large sprays, which have been known to sweep onlookers into the ocean. 

• 4. Surrounded by rugged basalt rock formations and tidepools, the area offers a unique opportunity to explore the intersection of land and sea.  

If you look closely in the next pic, you can see how Thor’s well first spays the water up, then in the next picture, how it drains down into “the abyss”!! What amazes me is how close people stand by this dangerous spot!! Ken and I stayed way back on the trailand watched.

  Tyler, looking for some unique life in the tidepools.

This sign warns visitors of all the dangers of walking down near the water’s edge!!

One of the MANY bridges that we drove over and under on 101, along the coast!

Love the seashore, with sea stacks in the background.

Seeing lots of boats and fishing spots along the coast.

Stacks of fishing traps

Cool museum and boardwalk.

An old tugboat and some large ships

(most likely rescue/fire boats)

Coos Bay was known as one of the largest logging towns in the west. It still produces LOTS of logs and wood chips. This is just one “stack” of logs along the bay.

Loved this quote in the Coos Museum! Coos Bay was discovered by European explorers in the 19th century. I can only imagine this is what they first saw and experienced upon arriving.

This is our camping spot….

As we continue to take in our new surroundings, I will try to keep you all updated. Thank you for your many prayers!! We know God is in control of every part of our journey. We also will be praying for our country, as the next weeks ahead are so very unsure and unpredictable.

"You’ll travel safely, you’ll neither tire nor trip. You’ll take afternoon naps without a worry,

you’ll enjoy a good night’s sleep.

No need to panic over alarms or surprises, or predictions

that doomsday’s just around the corner,

Because God will be right there with you;
he’ll keep you safe and sound."

Proverbs 3:23-26 (MSG)