I wrote the following the second morning of our little getaway while sipping my coffee at the table and gazing at the ocean as my husband took his morning walk.
As I sit here this morning in our room at Driftwood Shores resort the waves make their soft crescendo onto shore. I am thoughtful at this moment reminded of the many times hubby and I make the trek from Eugene to Florence.
The beach is quiet this time of year in December 15 days before Christmas. There has hardly been a foot print in the sand since our arrival. There was a rouge dog this morning with no owner in sight chasing sand pipers through the gentle surf and a bi- plane flew low over the ocean very early this morning under wispy pink clouds as we watched from our bed.
The sun is now edging it's way around and over the building so the waves have turned from cloud kissed to crisp white.
It is a soft sea this morning and it makes me feel dreamy and reflective.
Yesterday afternoon hubby found a perfect sand dollar it was sitting on it's edge deep in the wet gray sand, he barely spotted it. We will add it to our growing collection.
Last night as we walked on the beach in front of our hotel our room was the only one with a light burning. It seemed like a beacon from a lighthouse guiding our way back.
I am anxious for this day to unfold it will be like opening a book ready for the adventure that awaits.
So we are back home now and longing to still be there sitting the balcony listening to the gentle roar of ocean and the squawks of the sea birds and crows.
You can see by the photo's that the sunsets were astounding. The weather was clear and crisp with barely a hint of wind. Strolling the beach was invigorating as all was so fresh and bright. The sun warmed our backs as we walked south along the surf line of the beach and it felt like spring. Every once in a while a larger wave would sneak in and we would dash out of it's reach running and laughing.
My jeans were a tad long so each day I had soggy bottoms lol.
We ate easy fare. First day lunch at the Beachcomber Pub and Grill which I have already blogged about. Then later that afternoon we had bay shrimp cocktails. I made the cocktail sauce before leaving home. For dinner that night we popped a Safeway 5 cheese fresh pizza into the oven after topping it with Italian salami bits, onions, garlic, peppers and extra asiago cheese. It came out with a crispy crust and lots of gooey cheese in each mouthful.
The next morning I made hubby a simple breakfast. Then we snacked during the day on candied smoked salmon on crackers, olives, cheese etc. I had made a sausage potato chowder before leaving home. So that was our dinner with a loaf of crunchy crust Italian bread from Safeway that I heated in the oven. We ate at twilight while watching the tide slowly make it's way in. Ahhhh peace.
So I gather by now you know we adore going to the beach as we call it. We extended the last trip we just could not go home after two nights. The weather was to perfect and to know there was still fog in Eugene made it very appealing to linger another night.
We are already formulating plans for another trip after the first part of the year. The sea it calls to us.
Till later.
As I sit here this morning in our room at Driftwood Shores resort the waves make their soft crescendo onto shore. I am thoughtful at this moment reminded of the many times hubby and I make the trek from Eugene to Florence.
The beach is quiet this time of year in December 15 days before Christmas. There has hardly been a foot print in the sand since our arrival. There was a rouge dog this morning with no owner in sight chasing sand pipers through the gentle surf and a bi- plane flew low over the ocean very early this morning under wispy pink clouds as we watched from our bed.
The sun is now edging it's way around and over the building so the waves have turned from cloud kissed to crisp white.
It is a soft sea this morning and it makes me feel dreamy and reflective.
Yesterday afternoon hubby found a perfect sand dollar it was sitting on it's edge deep in the wet gray sand, he barely spotted it. We will add it to our growing collection.
Last night as we walked on the beach in front of our hotel our room was the only one with a light burning. It seemed like a beacon from a lighthouse guiding our way back.
I am anxious for this day to unfold it will be like opening a book ready for the adventure that awaits.
So we are back home now and longing to still be there sitting the balcony listening to the gentle roar of ocean and the squawks of the sea birds and crows.
You can see by the photo's that the sunsets were astounding. The weather was clear and crisp with barely a hint of wind. Strolling the beach was invigorating as all was so fresh and bright. The sun warmed our backs as we walked south along the surf line of the beach and it felt like spring. Every once in a while a larger wave would sneak in and we would dash out of it's reach running and laughing.
My jeans were a tad long so each day I had soggy bottoms lol.
We ate easy fare. First day lunch at the Beachcomber Pub and Grill which I have already blogged about. Then later that afternoon we had bay shrimp cocktails. I made the cocktail sauce before leaving home. For dinner that night we popped a Safeway 5 cheese fresh pizza into the oven after topping it with Italian salami bits, onions, garlic, peppers and extra asiago cheese. It came out with a crispy crust and lots of gooey cheese in each mouthful.
The next morning I made hubby a simple breakfast. Then we snacked during the day on candied smoked salmon on crackers, olives, cheese etc. I had made a sausage potato chowder before leaving home. So that was our dinner with a loaf of crunchy crust Italian bread from Safeway that I heated in the oven. We ate at twilight while watching the tide slowly make it's way in. Ahhhh peace.
So I gather by now you know we adore going to the beach as we call it. We extended the last trip we just could not go home after two nights. The weather was to perfect and to know there was still fog in Eugene made it very appealing to linger another night.
We are already formulating plans for another trip after the first part of the year. The sea it calls to us.
Till later.
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