Bandon Dunes

Newport, Oregon - Whoa! We are getting within walking-distance from home... guess we will have to limp-on-in tomorrow. I had a very quiet day - the guys golfed without me. It was another beautiful day - one of the best days you will ever have in Bandon. We checked-out of the campground this morning and parked Goldie in the RV parking area at Bandon Dunes golf course. DT and Matt played Pacific Dunes and I went into the Big City of Bandon-by-the-Sea. The "Old Town" area is quite nice, and it was a lovely day to walk along the pier and watch the fishing boats. I bought a little smoked albacore and then went to the Bandon Cheese Factory. They are trying a few new things, experimenting with Trappist Monk-style cheeses. I bought a small chunk of a white, buttery cheese - loaded with black pepper. Can't wait to serve this tasty morsel. I was also able to read a bit of the new Jean Auel novel: The Shelters of Stone. Ayla - the woman who invented matches, tamed horses and wolves, is a sexual goddess and can kill a bison with one quick throw of her trusty weapon - is now at the end of a one-year journey to live-out the rest of her life with her lover (equally blessed) and his family. (However, it took Jean Auel about 8 years to write this book.)

After this exciting day, I went up to the golf club and fetched DT, said goodbye to Matt, hitched-up and were on our way up the coast. It is always a beautiful drive, no matter the weather - but today, the drive was just spectacular. The sea was a bit wild, and it was windy - but the color of the ocean was so brilliant - and there wasn't a cloud in the sky. We had a lovely afternoon. This evening finds us in Newport, where we stopped at the RV park at the Marina - operated by the city. Lured by the sweet smell of roasting barley, we went across the road to our friend's brew pub, Rogue Ales. We had a quick drink in the pub above the brewery before heading back to the motorhome to enjoy a home cooked dinner and watch the ESPY awards. I served dinner on "re-usable" paper plates. Can someone explain this concept to me? Why would you re-use paper plates? Why wouldn't you just use regular plates if you wanted to wash dishes? I threw them in the garbage. Let me know if you would like me to "rinse and reuse" them for you.

RV Park: Port of Newport Marina & RV Park