Sunset

And then we were treated to a beautiful beach sunset.

Playing in the surf

After dinner the decided to play. They didn’t mind the cold water.

We caught a few glimpses of seals fishing in the waves. 

Dinner at Gold Beach

Both my morning gas station friends and Dan the clam man recommended the same dive bar for dinner- The Hunter Creek Tavern. Unfortunately when we got there it was over 21 only. Instead of leaving the kids in the car, we decided to get take out and go to the beach. The food was great (more fish and chips) and it was definitely our type of place. Good food and no tourists.

This is our kind of boat trip!

Mary D Hume Shipwreck

Built in the late 1800’s, this boat wore a lot of hats during it’s 97 year career. It was built here and also retired in Gold Beach. It was floating until recently when work on the boat made a hole in the bottom and it sunk.

That’s the Peterson bridge in the background. It was built in the 1930’s and was an engineering marvel due to it’s use of concrete and arches.

Gold Beach

A nice spot for lunch. It was a bit foggy when we got there, but the it cleared and it was a lovely place to relax and walk.

As always, the girls dug and played in the sand.

Otter Point

Another spot recommended by the locals. This is what much of the Oregon coast looks like. Massive cliffs with rock beaches below.

More Beach combing

Beach front waterfall

We walked along the beach and came upon a fresh water waterfall. More opportunity for fun!

Sea star

Dig we must

Though we did not keep the clam- we added it to Dan, the clam man’s bucket.

After digging and bailing and plugging the leaks in our hole we finally got to the clam.

This re-defines “working for dinner”.

In the process Sam found a big steamer clam. Another delicacy for Dan’s dinner.

Gaper Clam

This is what it will look like once we dig it up. It’s the second largest type of clam.

Lesson 2: Digging for clams

Samantha spied a clam spout spraying water so Dan showed us how to dig.

Seaweed Snack

We were poking around in the tide pools and came across Dan. He was digging for clams and gave us some lessons. 

Lesson 1: Seaweed 

Bladder Seaweed is actually quite tasty. We all tried some!

Tide pooling at Rocky Point, OR

We were looking for a place to explore so I asking the locals at the gas station where I got coffee this morning. They said the Rocky Point was the best place around. They were spot on! We saw so many sea stars, crabs, and other creatures we could not identify. Too many creatures, not enough photos!