As we were leaving our home for the night, we ran into a family that we met a few days ago at one of the vista point lookouts! We encouraged them to have a donut from the nearby coffee shop, which we had taste-tested (and gave 4 thumbs-up to) yesterday.
To depart Newport, the first step was to cross the Yaquina Bay Bridge.
It wasn’t foggy on the bridge and there was a nice sidewalk.
There was a lot of fog on the other side, though.
We rode along the coast for awhile, but there wasn’t much to see for a few hours.
We stopped at a bakery right on 101.
Soon after, the sun started to come out and we reached the town of Waldport.
It happened to be market day, which made it a great spot to grab lunch.
Everyone we talked to told us we should order a sandwich from one food truck in particular, so we got the lingcod royale.
The ride continued along the coast for about 10 miles.
Whatdya do when you see a good friend? Yachats! That’s the town we arrived in for lunch. (Actually pronounced yah-hots.) We couldn’t check in to our next lodging until 4 pm, so we got drinks and sat for awhile at the Dream Machine coffee shop. Here we met another cyclist also traveling the Oregon Coast route, but he was heading northbound! He started in San Francisco and has done an incredible amount of climbing, since he went inland to visit Yosemite. Even so, he said the worst day of his ride was a few days ago when the winds were so strong he could only go 6 mph downhill.
After obtaining food for dinner, we left the downtown area and stopped to see Thor’s Well, a hole where the waves spout up. Look down where the people are standing and you’ll see it at around 4 seconds.
Our home tonight is right along the coast and, like many other places we’ve stayed, has an incredible view. This one also has a staircase down to the beach.
Here’s the view from the hot tub in their backyard.
