Driving north on 101 up the Oregon Coast

We left Coos Bay on Sunday morning on our way to Newport, Oregon, Whaler's Rest Thousand Trails. 

Along the way, we had some spectacular views of the Oregon coast:

This is coming up to the tunnel (we didn't get a good picture of the tunnel...). When Dwayne and I drove this route (southbound) in 2017, the Garmin was insistent that we should not go this way, specifically through the tunnel (https://trekincartwrights.blogspot.com/2017/10/anybody-got-blue-bird-sized-shoehorn.htm). On Sunday, the Garmin was happy to route us on 101 the whole way... I was wondering if the size of Miss Doozie as defined to the Garmin was bigger and that was the issue, but when we got to the tunnel, it indicated that the height of the tunnel was 14'5", plenty tall enough for us to fit -- I think that's a change from when we were through in 2017.

There were many areas when we were inland of the ocean, but then there were times we were right along the coast...

... and it was a beautiful crystal blue day!

Sure hope Gracie's steering continues to work around this corner, or we'll make a big splash!

The only difficulty was that this part of the road is also considered the Oregon Coast Bike Trail. We saw several bikers heading south, and thankfully encountered only two heading north, the same way we were... unfortunately, it was right on a curve where I could not see what was coming and it was uphill so they were going very slowly. We stayed behind until I could see far enough to pass and then continued on.

So pretty!

Seal Rocks

We're looking forward to seeing a lot in this area and meeting up with friends who plan to arrive at the same campground July 1!