Day 4: 225 Miles  Coos Bay, Or. | Portland, Or.

Day 4 was a fun ride.  Some windy roads going up the coast to Portland.  Outside of Coos Bay were a lot of cool bridges and tunnels.  I decided to maximize my amount of ride on the coast considering that I will be headed inland soon and will likely see no more ocean on this trip.  Although it is considered a coastal ride, you do not actually come into sight range of the ocean too often.  More often the road is set back from the ocean about a mile or so.  Stupid trees.

Along the way I stopped by the sea lion caves.  These are apparently the largest sea lion caves in the world.  You ride in an elevator a couple hundred feet underground where there is a little viewing area of the actual cave.  Maybe being a California native has made sea lions less exciting, but the overall experience was pretty boring.  Interesting odor as well.  I’m glad I stopped by and took a peek, but was eager to get back on the road.

The rest of the drive flows in and out of cute little coastal town.  By the time I hit Newport, I was ready to head inland to Portland.

I arrived at my Aunt and Uncle’s house around 3pm.  They live in a cool Portland neighborhood right next to a big forest/park.  We took the dog for a walk and passed by this neighbor’s house.  The sign on the wall says: Hippies Use Backdoor.

I had a nice night hanging out with the family.  My cousin Dan joined us and we went to the comedy club where my Uncle performs.