We found a campsite at Sunset Bay State park, just south of Coos Bay, Oregon. After enjoying hot dry weather inland, it was a bit of a shock to the system to have to add many layers to stay warm on the coast - it was cloudy, misty and a bit foggy. We could tell we wouldn't be seeing any sunsets, despite the name of the campground!
Shore Acres State Park had a mansion on a cliff in the 20's, but now only the gardens remain; they are quite amazing and we walked by the formal beds of roses and dahlias, and had a look at the pond. Over in the big gazebo a wedding was taking place!
We headed to Bandon, a tiny fishing town right on the water; it was their Cranberry Festival, so the one block long Old Town was free of cars, and we sampled cranberry juice, as well as many types of dried cranberries. After looking in some shops, and stopping to watch a fellow doing some chainsaw carving, we stopped for fish and chips and delicious smoked salmon chowder; the sun came out for awhile!
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