Oregon Coast

We spent last Friday to Tuesday at the Oregon Coast. We stayed in a friends condo at Otter Crest, just north of Newport. It was so nice to hang out as a family without any distractions. A much need vacation after all the time that Ryan has been traveling. We only got one day of sun but that was o.k. We spent time exploring tide pools, going to the Oregon Coast Aquarium, visiting a lighthouse and mostly just relaxing. We were lucky enough to be at the coast during a negative 2.7 tide. It was amazing to see the beach like that with the tide out so far. We were able to explore the inside of the devils punchbowl which is usually filled with water. The tide pools were amazing. We saw tons of starfish, crabs, anemones, mussels, and other sea life. The tide only gets that low a couple of days out of the year. You can see from the pics when we were inside the punchbowl and then a pic from the top view when it was filled with water. The aquarium has a new exhibit "Oddwater". It was amazing. The aquariums were filled with colorful hand blown glass and all the "odd" creatures of the sea. Definitely my favorite part of the aquarium. We had a great time and are anxious to go back this fall when we have some nicer weather.