This is the lovely house where we stayed with Robert and Rhoda ...
...and this is what we could see when we looked out of our bedroom window ...ALPACAS!
Going south, Robert took us to Chemainus. This used to be a major logging town but mills have shut and now it is well-known for its amazing murals throughout the town.
Robert and Ray pretending to be back in the old days (except for the crossing sign!).
This is the best known mural illustrating some of the native peoples who still live in the area.
Pat just had to try to ride this bicycle back into the early 20th century ... but it was stuck in the wall!
We REALLY liked this mural showing the complex wooden latice work in front of the old mill.
We set off leaving Canada by ferry ... you can see the snow-topped mountains of northern Washington State above the ship's bow.
After Washington, we made it into Oregon. This is the bridge over the Columbia River which marks the State line. Pat took this from our room at Astoria's Cannery Pier Hotel. The hotel used to be a cannery when Astoria was a thriving salmon fishing centre: but now it is more a tourist centre.
... another stunning sunset photo from the Astoria hotel!
... and so further south we drove. This is the Yaquina Bay Bridge: there are a lot of rivers in Oregon!
The Sea Rock State Recreation Site had scores of sea lions lazing about on the rocks. They made a lot of noise ... sounded like a motor racing circuit! We descended into a cave 200 feet down the cliff (by elevator!) where we could see the largest sea lion cave in the world. In the winter several hundred sea lions make themselves at home there but when we arrived, they were all out on the rocks revving their engines!
By the afternoon we arrived in Bandon. Walking along the Pacific shore, we enjoyed deserted beaches and spectacular rock formations. The locals say that the place is pretty empty as the season has been affected by high petrol prices (about half of UK prices!) and the credit crunch. You would cetainly acquire more house for your
Going south, Robert took us to Chemainus. This used to be a major logging town but mills have shut and now it is well-known for its amazing murals throughout the town.
Robert and Ray pretending to be back in the old days (except for the crossing sign!).
This is the best known mural illustrating some of the native peoples who still live in the area.
Pat just had to try to ride this bicycle back into the early 20th century ... but it was stuck in the wall!
We REALLY liked this mural showing the complex wooden latice work in front of the old mill.
We set off leaving Canada by ferry ... you can see the snow-topped mountains of northern Washington State above the ship's bow.
After Washington, we made it into Oregon. This is the bridge over the Columbia River which marks the State line. Pat took this from our room at Astoria's Cannery Pier Hotel. The hotel used to be a cannery when Astoria was a thriving salmon fishing centre: but now it is more a tourist centre.
... another stunning sunset photo from the Astoria hotel!
... and so further south we drove. This is the Yaquina Bay Bridge: there are a lot of rivers in Oregon!
The Sea Rock State Recreation Site had scores of sea lions lazing about on the rocks. They made a lot of noise ... sounded like a motor racing circuit! We descended into a cave 200 feet down the cliff (by elevator!) where we could see the largest sea lion cave in the world. In the winter several hundred sea lions make themselves at home there but when we arrived, they were all out on the rocks revving their engines!
By the afternoon we arrived in Bandon. Walking along the Pacific shore, we enjoyed deserted beaches and spectacular rock formations. The locals say that the place is pretty empty as the season has been affected by high petrol prices (about half of UK prices!) and the credit crunch. You would cetainly acquire more house for your 
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