Day 11.

We can now officially say we have driven the entire length of the State of Oregon on US 101 along the coast, from Crescent City to Astoria. This has always been a bucket list item for me and it was worth it. We left Lincoln City and met our Niece Tiesha for breakfast in Pacific City. As locals know, beach weather is unpredictable, and this most of the duration of our time here has been amazing, sunny and warm. Pelican Brewery had a yummy breakfast with pairings and seafood. This beach is where my Step Mom Carol wanted to go when she was alive and after she passed. Lots of good memories with Grandma here for the kids. We walked out to the waves, I only cried a little, and luckily Tiesha was there too. Carol was such a beautiful p5erson inside and out, and we miss her terribly. She was divinely there, she reached out and showed is right where the good beach swag was. We collected sand dollars whole, clam shells, oyster shells, barnacles, and saw anemones, and fish in the tide pools. She was with us. We said Farewell to Tiesha and pushed on. We stopped to see the cabin that my Grandpa Harris built for my Great Grandparents in Manzanita, Or. Uncle Mark helped me find the street online because when it was built there was no address. My Great Grandma passed when I was 5, but I remember the house vividly. I wish now it would have stayed in the family. It is now the tiny house amidst giants, where the median home value is $445,000. It is a one bedroom, one bath, A frame built in 1963, my uncle helped put on the original cedar shake roof when he was young. A few blocks from the beach, we found it! Exactly as I remembered, updated of course. Next, we drove through Canon Beach which seemed very high end and busy. We stopped in Seaside and walked out to beach. This town has grown as well, the cute little main street became home to restaurants, and boutique shops. We ended up at my Godmother's "Aunty Jan" home in Astoria and parked the trailer. We met Lance, Nicole, and baby Evelynn down on the pier where they had gotten an Airbnb. Such a cool unit right over the water of the Columbia River Gorge by the bridge in an old fish cannery building. This area has been developed with upscale restaurants and lofts. Right next door we went to Rogue brewery and then met Jan after work at Mo's. We went back to the house to visit and see all the renovation progress on her house. All the finishes are classic of the 1930s era and fitting for this sweet dream home. The house sits right on the local slough (water way), ten minutes from downtown Astoria and the beach. We dozed off listening to the lone Bullfrog croaking.