We stopped at a few places along the scenic highway to grab some photos and stopped at a roadside market to grab some fresh meat. Once we were hungry, we pulled into a picnic area to make dinner. Andrew began making spaghetti for us and the grounds host came over to make small talk with us. He was a very nice older man with an interesting story. He has retired at 53 and traveled the US with his wife. After 10 years, they ran out of money, so they went back to work for 5 years. They’ve been on the road ever since. They have a winter house in Arizona and in the summer they come out here (to Oregon) and live on different camping/picnic spots. He invited us to come by his RV before we left and pick out some sand dollars. He collects them every day at low tide and had plenty to spare.
After we finished eating, I went in the bathroom and washed my hair in the sink…again. I was desperate after a day on the beach and being covered in salt and sand. While Andrew was cleaning up in the bathroom, I discovered there was a huge batch of wild blackberries right next to our picnic table. Once Andrew returned, we spent about 15 minutes collecting the best berries we could reach. What a treat; they were so sweet and delicious. Afterward, we walked onto the beach and watched the sun setting behind the thick clouds.
We decided to make a run for and try to catch the sun setting from an overlook or other cool vantage point. We stopped by the hosts’ RV on the way out, picked out a few sand dollars and he recommended a place to go. We drove down to Twin Rocks and walked on the beach until we found a suitable spot to watch the sun continue to set behind the Pacific Ocean.
Once we were back on the road, we traveled a small distance and found another opening that exposed us to a warm pink sky.
We drove for a few more hours and finally pulled over at a rest area to sleep for the night, about 1 ½ hours outside of Bend. We were exhausted and fell asleep quickly.
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