Anniversary Vacation

I've been a bit slow on getting things posted on here lately- tomatoes are on, as well as peaches. So I've been bottling tomatoes, peaches and made some blackberry jam. Ben and I went away to the Oregon Coast for our Anniversary. Each year we take turns planning the vacation. Usually the "vacation" is just a night away at a Bed and Breakfast. Our 13th anniversary fell on Labor Day this year- and Pam and Amber said they would take the kids to the cabin with them, so I got busy planning.

We went to Newport Oregon. It was a beautiful (though long) drive. Friday night we went as far as Boise Id. and spent a night there at the Anniversary Inn. It was a fun place to stay. Then Sat. we hopped in the car and headed for Oregon. We stopped at a few sites along the way, We had a picnic along the way, and stopped right along the road and found bushes and bushes of blackberries. They were everywhere growing wild. So of course we picked a ton. (we picked enough that I made some Jam with them after we got home)
We got to the hotel on the beach that night, and went for a walk in the sand. It was beautiful and relaxing. The beach behind our hotel. Quite amazing. Us at the beachA Jellyfish that was stranded on the beach

On Sunday we went to the Oregon Coast Aquarium They Jellyfish were coolWe enjoyed watching the OttersThe tube aquarium was way cool- watching the fish swim right over the top of you was neat!

We went on a "whale watching" boat trip- only I think I picked the wrong boat service- lol- this one was full on old ladies, and they didn't even go out on the open ocean- we just stayed in the harbor, s0 there were definately no whales. lol- it was fun anyhow. The Yaquina Bay Bridge- it's a beautiful bridge. A whole group of Sea LionsWe went to the top of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse- The spiral staircase going upThe view out the top of the Lighhouse.

We explored some Tide Pools down below the Lighthouse. Some mussels we found on the rocksA green Sea Anemone in one of the tide pools

Ben near the tidepools.We loved watching the waves crash against the rocks.Monday we went out on the ocean to do some fishing. I booked a Salmon fishing trip- knowing how much my boys love to eat salmon. Unfortunately the Salmon fishing wasn't that good- I did catch this fish- but he was the wrong kind- and we threw him back. After while with no luck catching Salmon- they decided to try Bottom fishing instead. Ben caught quite a few Sea Bass, but I was SOOOO seasick I didn't even gets pics of them. (Yes I took Dramamine, AND used the Sea Band wristband thingys- but uggg!---- )

We had a great vacation, and now it's back to work, school and everything else.