Goodbye Brookings—Hello Winchester Bay

Last night was the first clear night we had in Brookings.  We were treated to a beautiful sunset.

This morning we got up and headed to Winchester Bay.  We stopped at a pullout and I took this picture.  It is so nice to have a clear day.

We stopped at Meyers Beach and got these pictures.
 
We arrived at Winchester Bay RV Resort around noon.  This is the view from the front door.

This is the view from the marina across the way.

We drove down towards the crab pier and I took this picture of where the Umpqua River empties into the Pacific Ocean.  That triangular area at the top of the picture I found out is an oyster bed.

We needed to drive back into Coos Bay to get some things at Wal-Mart that we have be unable to get anywhere else.  On the way we stopped at the Umpqua Lighthouse.

This is also a whale watching station but we didn’t see any whales.

On the way to Coos Bay we passed by some of the dunes that this area is famous for.

They have a lot of off road activities for ATVs in this area.

This is the bridge over Coos Bay.  It is only a two lane bridge.
     
After we shopped and were on the way back, Wayne saw a sign for Clausen Oysters.  We decided to drive down the bay road on the Coos Bay side of the Bay and see what it was about.  The lady explained the whole process to Wayne.  Those oyster shells that you see stacked on the right side are put in a very warm water vat to the right of them with oyster larva.  When they are growing they are transferred to the Bay really close to the bridge where they stay until they are grown.  Then they are harvested and processed all right there.

Tomorrow is supposed to be another beautiful day.