We had heard that Newport was a fun place to walk through with the boats at the piers and a fun atmosphere with lots of fun little shops. As we were walking on the pier, we noticed this big sea lion just sun bathing. The pictures don't do it justice, it was HUGE!!!
After walking around Newport and getting some treats from the shops, we headed back to the Devil's Punchbowl. We weren't sure what the hike would be like, so Dad took the four older kids down and Mom went above with Logan so we could see them in the bowl. You can see how big and deep this is!
After they left the bowl, Mom and Logan started hiking down to meet everybody. Once we got down, Mom realized it wasn't that far to the bowl, so Mom and Dad hiked back and the kids hung out on the beach.
Dad at the opening
Dad's pictures when he hiked down with the kids.
Kate and Ty in the bowl
Mom in the bowl with the tide starting to come in
When we got back in the car, Dad remembered that when we had left for the day, he had put his water shoes on top of the car. One happened to still be there when we got to Newport, but the other was gone. As we were driving back through that area, we all kept a close eye out for the other shoe. It was on a busy interstate, so we did not think we would find it. We kept looking though and sure enough, we found it!!
We started heading down to our last lodging in Waldport. We stopped at Seal Beach on the way down. We had to hike down this somewhat of a cliff area, then we hung out. Mom and Kate were always on the lookout for shells and soon learned of agates. They are special clearish rocks that the sun shines through. It became an obsession!
Everyone loved just playing in the water. Ty seemed to get a huge fascination with it. We all loved just being at the different beaches.
Mom and Scott
After Seal Beach, we went to our place in Waldport. It was such a cool location. Out the backdoor, you went down this steep ramp and Alsea Bay was right there. It was cool because it was private and the only way to get there was if the property was located there. However, Waldport is on a peninsula, so less than a 5 minute walk away was the ocean and a big flat beach. We came back a little earlier on this night and enjoyed just hanging out, playing games and walking the shore. It was crazy to watch the tide come in and out, it was a huge difference!
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