We recently took a little trip to the Oregon Coast during the 3-day weekend. We heard that the Sea Lion caves have been visited by almost all of the San Francisco sea lions, leaving pier 39 very empty. So we went to see what we could.
The day was cloudy and windy, with just a little rain. The cave was very full though. When we were there, there were about 500 sea lions in the cave. The smaller darker ones are the ones from California. The bigger Stellar Sea Lions don’t like the California sea lions taking their spots on the rocks, so there was a lot of fighting.
It was also high tide when we were there. At the mouth of the cave, a large group of sea lions were floating in and out of the mouth of the cave with the waves.
We headed north and made a stop by a sea spout, a cave on the shore that has a hole in the roof. When it is filled with water and a wave comes, it shoots out and looks like a geyser.
Ruth also had some fun making the waves obey her commands.
We finished the day with a stop at Devil’s Punchbowl and Cape Foulweather. It was more windy and cold up there. Then we got some delicious taffy from Depoe Bay.
All in all it was a great day at the beach, in January.
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Looks like a fun trip. I like how Ruth is controlling the waves - reminds me of Sorcerer's Apprentice. I think it's making Scott homesick.
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