Butterfield Oregon Coast Trip (Day 1)

Just after returning from our camping trip Curtis and I left a few days later to Oregon. To celebrate my in laws being married for 50 years they decided they wanted to go on a big trip with just their own children and their spouses. Originally the plan was to go on a cruise but with the uncertainty of Covid we did not want to get stuck on a boat some where so we decided to do the Oregon coast. Curtis's brother Steve was able to find a big rental house in Depoe Bay. There were enough bedrooms that everyone had their own rooms and most of the rooms had their own toilet and shower. Some rooms had two full size beds and bunk beds.

Anyway, we left around 7:30am on Thursday August 5th to drive over there. We decided that we wanted to stop and see the Multnomah Falls on the way. Unfortunately we did not know that we would need a reservation ticket to get in to see the falls close up. I also did not realize that this water fall was literally right off the freeway and there were a lot of people stopping to see it. The funny thing is that right before getting off this exit we unexpectedly saw Curtis's sister Shauna and her husband John on the freeway. We texted to tell them we were going to see the water fall so they stopped with us. If nothing else, we were able to get a picture and walk around to stretch our legs even though we didn't get a close up look. Maybe some other time.

This was the best shot we could get in front of the falls.

We also decided to stop in Tillamook on the way down to Depoe Bay to see the cheese factory since it's about 1 1/2 hr drive from Depoe Bay and we didn't want to drive all the way back to it the next day. 

Hard to see the entrance to the building behind us. They expanded a couple of years ago so it looks a little different from when we came in 2015.

They had this set up to test your skills on how well you can milk a cow. Curtis and his brother Ricky worked together to do it. They were pretty fast! 

Inside the cheesy elevator. My sister in law Jenna, her husband Ricky, and my in laws. Curtis was trying to take a picture of them so I whipped out my phone as well. Good thing because for some reason Curtis couldn't get his to take it.

I had to get one of myself in the elevator so Jenna joined me.

Enjoying some ice cream outside.

Here's a better view of the front entrance. See the big cow over the doors? Pretty cool looking structure.

Outside after enjoying some ice cream.

We pressed on to Depoe Bay but by the time we (Curtis, me, Mom, Dad, Jenna, Ricky) rolled in everyone else was out doing their own things like going to dinner or what not. So we unpacked, picked our rooms and decided to do a little looking around and then go get dinner. The one place that Casey and Amber had recommended had about 1 1/2 hr wait so we looked for somewhere else. We found a decent place that had a 15 min wait and a nice view that I can't remember the name of. One side we could see the ocean, well fog and ocean. Behind us was the small harbor/bay for the boats. 

I love driving over here. It's so green and beautiful!

This is outside near our rental house. The foliage was so beautiful that I wanted a picture in front of it.

And here's the rental house we stayed in. They call it "Reunion Place". They have enough parking for 6 vehicles but it was not easy to get in and out of it, especially for Steve and Wendy who drove their truck.

We took a little walk near our rental house and found some beautiful views.

Then we drove to find a view spot of the ocean. 

This is the way for the boats to travel in and out.

While waiting to get into the restaurant we did some looking around and saw some seals down low swimming around....and seagulls too.

Here's the bay. I believe I saw a sign that said Depoe Bay is the smallest bay in Oregon.

The view from this window is the ocean view (it was very foggy) and this was on the upper level of the 2 story building. Behind me and Curtis is the wall and windows where you could see the bay.

Everyone was so tired by the time we got back to the house that we all went to bed. Plus half of our group had to wake up super early to go crabbing the next morning.

To keep this post from being super long I will continue it on the next post...