beached

We love the Oregon coast. It is clean, and for the most part, quiet. Florence had quite the crowd, we think, because of a farmers market downtown. Not much for the feel of the crowd or the noise of the bikers (motor not man-powered), we went in search for a kite and headed to find a nice spot on the beach so we could fly it.

What a spot did we find! Washburne State Park boasts a lovely day-use area. There was ample parking and no crowd on a lovely but windy day.

We whipped out our new kite (Detonator by Dodd Gross in electric blue) and had it in the air in minutes.

The wind was crazy strong but the temperature was pleasant so I ran around in my bare feet and just enjoyed the afternoon. I did fly the kite but ended up crashing it a couple of times. Alan flew it much better. In the end, it hit the ground a bit hard and we lost, and later found, a few pieces to the kite.

When our hands were numb and cold, we decided we were hungry and went in search of food. We ended up at the Rogue Brewery in Newport. Not the best Rogue food or service we have had but we will still go back... to the Eugene location at least.

Pictures from our short, flighty weekend are here.

In other travel news... those strong Oregon winds will soon send us far... to exciting new places and to see old friends... more on that trip soon.

Until then, go fly a kite!