Beach and Basketball

Today the weather at Depoe Bay was better than yesterday...at least in the afternoon.  We enjoyed a lazy day.  Mid morning we took the doggies for a walk around the park, but the forecast showers showed up, so we went back to Sadie, and took the opportunity to watch Fred and Ginger in "The Gay Divorcee," one of our favorite movies.

After the movie, the weather was still not conducive to outdoor activities, so I challenged Jill to gin rummy.  She beat me handily, as usual.  Eventually, I succumbed to the snooziness of a vacation day and took a wee nap.  When I awoke, the sun was out, so we took the girls for a long walk on the beach.  Pogo surprised us by running pall mall at a bunch of seagulls, who were enjoying an afternoon repast of some kind of fish that had washed up on the shore. It was about 4 feet long and very slender. It reminded me of a gar.  Anyway, Pogo was unusually aggressive and chased the gulls away. Then, of course, we had to chase her away, so she wouldn't roll in the fish.

Lulu had a good time chasing anything from sand flees to lint blowing along the sand.  It is wonderful to see the energy a puppy can expend doing nothing. We returned to the coach and found that several new neighbors had materialized. Kind of spoiled our view, but we still are enjoying our stay at Sea and Sand.

I didn't get any pictures today, but Jill did. Here they are:



 This one was taken last evening, obviously at sunset. I love the raindrops on the window.

The one to the left is from the coach this afternoon. and the one below was taken a few seconds later from outside. We never get tired of the view.

This evening, we were able to watch the NCAA Basketball final game.  Congratulations to Louisville, even though I rooted for Michigan.

Tomorrow, unfortunately, we have to go back to reality. This has been a really wonderful break from the day to day business of life. I'll blog tomorrow, if there is anything interesting to report.

Where are YOU parked?

Here's a little sample of the view out our  windows as we are parked at Sea & Sand RV park in Depoe Bay, OR.  This park is quite lovely.  It stretches about 1/4 mile from US Hwy 101 to the Pacific Ocean.  Not all of the spaces have the view we have, of course, but then we had to pay a premium price.  We are about 1 coach length (31') from the bank that goes down to the beach, and I would guess about the same distance above the beach.  There are not many places like this that I know of.

 We took the dogs for a walk on the beach. It is a bit stormy today, so we didn't stay long.  I forgot my camera, so these pictures were taken on my iPhone. I emailed them to myself and then downloaded them so I could  share.

At the right is an artsy shot (by luck). I didn't see the neat light ray until I downloaded the picture. Below, of course, are my three girls enjoying a stroll on the sand.  The wind was about 10 mph and just before we got back to Sadie, it began to rain with a vengeance.  Fortunately, we didn't get too wet.                                                                   

                                                                         

At right is a shot from the beach looking back up at Sadie (center).  The weather man has promised better weather over the next couple of days, so we hope to have more walks on the beach and more photos to share.