We attended the world famous Fleet of Flowers Ceremony in Depoe Bay on Memorial Day. It was drizzly with a cold wind, but we braved it (except for Louie, the puppy) until it was obvious the Coast Guard helicopter wasn’t going to arrive to drop the first wreath into the circle of flower bedecked boats. The ceremony and pageantry were sobering and we at least got to see the boats motor out to sea under the Highway 101 bridge.

We referred to this one as the Popeye Boat!

You can see faintly on the horizon the boats forming up into a circle into which the helicopter was supposed to fly. Due to weather or an emergency it was needed at, it never showed up.

Sea Lions in Yaquina Bay near Newports Bayfront

Looking out to sea under the Yaquina Bay Bridge in Newport, Oregon.

Robert found some driftwood on the beach.

Over the Memorial Day weekend we went to the coast with Mark & Sue for a little work and play. Robert and Mark went crabbing in Yaquina Bay.

They caught a few small crabs, and the mink carcass bait caught a stick too!

Captain Bob motoring the crabbing vessel.

Since the bait wasn’t catching crabs, might as well feed the gulls!

Beware of The Birds!

On a walk through the neighborhood, about a mile from our place, we found this great little trailer and inquired of the owner if he would consider selling it. He thought for about 2 seconds and said yes. So we now have a fleet of 2 campers! We call this our ‘guest house’ or ‘summer home’. Another project! We enjoyed cleaning it out and discovering all the goodies hidden in the many cabinets, some items may have been purchased back in 1974 when the trailer was new. The avocado green and harvest gold colors are so retro they’re back in style! We had an excavator come gravel and level a spot in the back corner of the lot to move the trailer onto. So when you come to visit, you’ll have a comfortable, warm, dry, clean place to stay!

We took a walk along the canal road high above the Deschutes river with our friends Mark and Sue. We found the path down to the waters edge, a great fishing spot. This broken canoe survived the winter, but obviously not its original trip down the river!