Oregon has been bouncing around in my brain and this ia what popped out today. Or at least that is what they claim. Drive north from Newport, Oregon about thirteen miles and you hit Depoe Bay. Yes that's how it's spelled. The harbor has the same name and is about six acres in size. That channel under the bridge is the entrance to the harbor and it is not a straight shot. Video of two Coast Guard lifeboats entering the harbor. From above the channel looks wider than it is near as I can find out the useable channel is about fifty feet wide. Check out the parking area. it's not only for accessing shops and the harbor charters people can watch from the viewing area while the boats are coming in.
I am not an expert on navigating any kind of boat. I think I was nine and visiting my aunt, they had a speed boat. That, and a row boat at scout camp. is my total knowledge of anything that floats. At low tide at least you can see the rocks.
Several companies offer boat charters and from mid December to mid January and then about six months later you can watch the grey whales migrate south to Mexico to calve and the come back north to feed off Alaska and Russia. The grey's travel close to the coast. You can even see them spouting from the shore.
There are coastal fishing seasons for halibut, coho salmon, albacore and other fish. The average temperature of the Pacific off the Oregon coast is in the fifties and that harbor shot must have been during a reslly calm ten minutes or so. If you decide to go fishing wear something warm and bring a hat. Also sunscreen. The sun does shine off the coast. Hope does spring eternal on the coast.
The harbor took some damage from the March. 2011 quake off Japan. Waves traveled more than four thousand six hundred miles to the US coast.
Anaother fun thing in Depoe Bay is Ainslee's Salt Water Taffy. The taffy is cool but the real show stopper is the machine that pulls the candy then cuts it and wraps it. The machine is in the front window.It's been there like forever. I have no idea how old it is. They have thirty two flavors and they ship. Have fun.
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