Whales, Wine, & Sunset Depoe Bay

Our last night in Depoe Bay we sat on our patio overlooking Boiler Bay with a wonderful bottle of Oregon wine while watching the whales as the sunset. Doesn't get much better than that here.

 They were so close to the cliffs just circling around.

Cape Foulweather Lookout, Otter Rock, & Yaquina Head Lighthouse, Depoe Bay OR

 Lookout at Cape Foulweather

Yaquina Head Lighhouse

Whale Watching with Dockside Charters in Depoe Bay, Oregon

 Crazy as it is I have never seen a whale. Yesterday was the first time I saw one spout but I really wanted to see one up close. The best way would be to go out on a boat but I also get sea sick in the ocean but I was willing to give it a try. The weather could not be better for this time of year, high 60's, no wind, and the sea looked very calm making it the perfect day to go whale watching.

We boarded the F/V Samson at 12:45pm and left the harbor at 1:00pm.

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.