Depoe Bay, Oregon

Interesting tidbit about this bridge - It was in the movie One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest when Jack Nicholson's Character escapes the hospital and commanders a fishing boat.

The Central Coast of Oregon starts in Lincoln City (mile 112) to Florence (mile 190). The quaint fishing village of Depoe Bay is where I picked to stay a few nights. Depoe Bay is said have the smallest harbor in the world. It is also a place to for whale watching. It really isn't the time of year for the whales to be here but I was hopeful.

  After getting settled in our condo we headed into town to the whale watching center to find out about getting a boat tour the following day.

 Good thing we got there when we did because they were just getting ready to close for the day, 4:00pm and would be closed the next 2 days. The women who worked there was very helpful. We asked about seeing the whales and she said "Oh let me show you some now." Sure enough right outside the center in the bay were 3 whales off in the distance, we could see them spouting.  There are about 60 whales that make their residents here year round.

Our Condo overlooks Boiler Bay which is another great place for viewing the whales.

 Now that we know what to look for we saw many whales. They come very close to the cliffs. The sunset was wonderful.

Dinner we went into to town and had a good meal at Gracie's Sea Hag. It is a wonderful local place complete with piano music.

Local Oysters and fried clams