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Oregon Coast Vacation - 2008
In early November, 2008, Lori and I loaded up the SUV, and the dogs, and headed for the Oregon coast.  Lori had rented a 3-story house in Lincoln City.  This picture is of the living room and kitchen areas and is on the 2nd floor.  It was a really nice home and the price was fairly reasonable too.  It must have been the off season.

We planned to see some high waves and swells and the weatherman claimed we wouldn't be let down. 

The first evening it was a little drizzly, the wind was blowing, and the next thing we knew it was getting late.  
The next morning we drove down to the aquarium.  This little sea otter was sure cute. 
These little fishes looked like sardines.  I'm not sure what they were, but it would take a bunch of them to make a meal. 
That evening we made our way down to the beach.  The dogs were very obedient and seemed more interested in the sea foam and birds than anything else.  We were afraid to let them off their leashes, afraid they would run off.  (They are still puppies.)
Nice picture here of the little birds on the shore and a B-1-R-D soaring next to the sun.  I wish I could paint as this would make a nice framed painting. 
The next day I left Lori at the beach house and drove down to Depot Bay to see Lamar and Olga and see if I could get some shots of the beach. 
This is Lori staying at the beach house. 
A special bonus was that my cousin Ken was at Lamar and Olga's. We got in a good quick visit.  Always nice to see family.
The next day we went back down to Depot Bay and took some pictures of the high seas.  There was a storm brewing far out at sea and it was bringing in some nice waves. 
We stayed most of the day....
...and got wrapped up in the ferocity of the waves crashing on the rocks.  I would highly recommend Depot Bay to anyone wanting to see some up-close wave action on the rocks. 
Lamar and Olga joined us and took the photo for us. 
More action...
... it was just amazing. 
This was our last night at beach house resort. 
The puppies seemed to have enjoyed themselves. 
Just before dark there were people still on the beach. The wave action brought in all kinds of pretty rocks and wood.  Never know what you'll find on the beach.

In fact, a story here.  Lori found one of those glass balls with special date and numbers on it.  Cool! 

The last night and the sunset was just amazing. 
We had a great time and look forward to doing it again sometime.