Billie took Maggie on a spontaneous vacation to Neskowin last week, and she sent us such great pictures and videos that we decided to book a studio for two nights as well. They allow pets, so Pepper could come with us - a bit plus! We decided to board the kitties for the two nights. Would have been too much stress for them I think (and for us too!).
So - off we went on Wednesday after a morning meeting in Salem (I can't believe the semester starts next week!). Here's a brief video taken right after we arrived. Checking out the beach right outside of our apartment (funny enough, we don't have a single photo of just the apartment!).
Jan and Pepper chilling after our Wednesday afternoon walk:
While Jan took a nap Wednesday afternoon, Pepper and I explored the area. Turns out Neskowin is a really, really, REALLY tiny town. Essentially just a few houses/apartments, a post office, a cafe (that had gone out of business in July), a tiny store and a bar that was closed when we were there. That's it. Luckily Billie had warned us and we had packed enough food to get us through the two days. Plus, we didn't come for the nightlife, we came for the beach. And beach we found. Lots of it :)
Thursday morning we went on a long 2-hour beach walk. It was a little cloudy and started getting quite misty on the way back, and we were pretty much soaked when we arrived back at the apartment. But it was FUN nevertheless! Love the beach.
We also saw this little fellow on the beach. (S)He was still alive, poor thing.
And after returning to the apartment, more nappies for Pepper. A tired dog is a good dog :)
This is also most of the studio. Kitchen in the background, living room in the front, bay window and small balcony where I was sitting.
Pepper moved over to the bay window after a while and was watching the other dogs and their people outside.
In the afternoon we decided to hike up to Hart Cove. Rick had recommended that hike, and a total of 5.5 miles sounded just perfect. Most of the hike is in the woods, but then it opens up to this beautiful meadow with a breathtaking view of the ocean.
Zoom into this photo, you can see the sea lions lounging on the shore. We had heard them while hiking in the woods (they are LOUD!). They were too far away to see with the naked eye, but that's what a good camera objective is for, right?
(I also have some videos that I'll post later, need to edit them first.)
As promised here they are:
Zoom into this photo, you can see the sea lions lounging on the shore. We had heard them while hiking in the woods (they are LOUD!). They were too far away to see with the naked eye, but that's what a good camera objective is for, right?
And here's the view of the water fall. The water looks almost tropic, doesn't it?!
We ended the day watching the sun set on our balcony.
Friday was our last day. After packing the car, we went on one last walk along the beach. This time the weather was beautiful!
As promised here they are:
