Goodman's Journey
  • Home
  • Blogroll

Let's Hit The Coast...

11/9/2008

0 Comments

 
Picture
_9 November ‘08 Sunday

After yesterday it would seem to be almost impossible to expect a second day of as much entertainment but I was wrong.  One of our neighbors here at “Camp Monaco” had mentioned one of their favorite locations to visit around here… Winchester Bay.  Winchester Bay is located about 4 miles south of Reedsport and is home to the Umpqua Coast Guard Station and Lighthouse.  The drive took us from Harrisburg (were the service / campground is located) to Florence, then down the coast to Reedsport and Winchester.  We arrived in Florence just before noon and with Louise and me leaving the coach without having breakfast, we stopped at Starbucks for a snack.  The morning drive took us on “one twisting and winding” road…oh yes, also very narrow and with not a chance of a shoulder to fall off on if need be.  With this being late Fall and raining off and on, we were pleased to see such a beautiful area that was preparing for Winter.  The falling leaves of golden colors, the deep green grasses, and the clear and flowing rivers heading out to the ocean really made this drive enjoyable.  Once at Winchester Bay we found a couple of great looking campgrounds that sat right out on the peninsula.  One in particular was very nice, and for $24 you could find yourself camping on a concrete pad that is surrounded by beautifully cut grass and sitting about 20 feet higher than the passing surf from the Pacific Ocean.  Just around the corner and up a hill, we found the Umpqua Lighthouse and viewpoint.


Picture
_While we were sitting in the car, binoculars in hand, we heard a voice telling of life around this lighthouse in the late 1800’s.  Curious, we stuck our heads out the door and were asked if we wanted to join them for a tour of the lighthouse and grounds.  Heck yes…this is just what we were looking for.  In 1881, the lighthouse was constructed with over 340,000 bricks that were made in the San Francisco area.  The glass of the reflector was not only highly polished but it was also very fragile.

Picture
_You could chip it so easily that the caretaker had to wear special clothing, something like a large “night-shirt”.  The possibility of a belt buckle could chip a chunk of glass very easily.  Back then, the keeper of the lighthouse had to sit in an area just below the beacon, looking out over the ocean with his spotting glass.  As each ship would pass he would read the flags that were flying from the masts.  The flags would tell him the name of the ship, cargo, and the destination of the shipment.  He had to immediately post this information in a journal.  At the time when he and his family were appointed to this job, it was a not one that offered a full social life…unfortunately it was just the opposite.  After leaving the lighthouse we drove by a little “floating” seafood restaurant that looked too good to pass. 


Picture
_Not only was it too good to pass, it was “totally good” food as well…we highly recommend stopping by if you’re in the area.  Our first plan was to get back to the coach before dark but that didn’t work.  Now we had to drive back on that narrow, winding and twisting road in the dark while it is still raining hard and unfortunately just as hard to see.

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.


    *Locations*

    All
    Amsterdam
    Austria
    Belgium
    Bosnya
    Canada
    Croatia
    Czech Republic
    Egypt
    England
    Estonia
    France
    Germany
    Germany Part 2
    Greece
    Hungary
    Ireland
    Italy
    Latvia
    Lithuania
    Luxembourg
    Madrid
    Mexico
    Mexico Bcs
    MX - Cabo San Lucas
    Netherlands
    Poland
    Portugal
    Scotland
    Serbia
    Slovakia
    Slovenia
    Spain
    Switzerland
    Turkey
    USA - Alabama
    USA - Alaska
    USA - Arizona
    USA - California
    USA - Colorado
    USA - Florida
    USA - Georgia
    USA - Idaho
    USA - Illinois
    USA - Indiana
    USA - Kentucky
    USA - Louisiana
    USA - Maine
    USA - Maryland
    USA - Massachusetts
    USA - Michigan
    USA - Minnesota
    USA - Mississippi
    USA - Montana
    USA - Nevada
    USA - New Jersey
    USA - New Mexico
    USA - New York
    USA - North Dakota
    USA - Ohio
    USA - Oregon
    USA - Pennsylvania
    USA - Seattle
    USA - South Dakota
    USA - Tennessee
    USA - Texas
    USA - Utah
    USA - Vermont
    USA - Washington
    USA - Wisconsin
    USA - Wyoming
    Utrecht Nl
    Wales


    *Archives*

    November 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    July 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    April 2010
    March 2010
    February 2010
    January 2010
    December 2009
    November 2009
    October 2009
    September 2009
    August 2009
    June 2009
    May 2009
    April 2009
    March 2009
    February 2009
    January 2009
    December 2008
    November 2008
    October 2008
    September 2008
    August 2008
    July 2008
    June 2008
    May 2008
    April 2008
    March 2008
    February 2008
    January 2008
    December 2007
    November 2007
    October 2007
    September 2007
    August 2007
    July 2007
    June 2007
    May 2007
    April 2007
    March 2007
    February 2007
    January 2007
    December 2006
    November 2006
    October 2006
    September 2006
    August 2006
    July 2006
    June 2006
    May 2006
    April 2006
    March 2006
    February 2006
    January 2006
    December 2005
    November 2005
    October 2005
    September 2005
    August 2005
    July 2005
    June 2005
    May 2005
    April 2005
    March 2005
    February 2005
    January 2005
    December 2004
    November 2004
    October 2004
    September 2004
    August 2004
    July 2004
    June 2004
    May 2004
    April 2004
    March 2004
    February 2004
    January 2004
    December 2003

Goodman's Journey © 2021 | All Rights Reserved.
​Website Creation by Amy Riordan, LLC