Stories Archive
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Twas the night before Christmas
It was a weekend the wife and I had just prior to Christmas and a chance to go to Otter Crest and stay at the Inn at Otter Crest. I hadn't driven to the Coast myself, but I got to be the driver. We left late afternoon December 22 and navigated to the Coast and head... Continue Reading
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Cape Arago Contemplation
Many of us appreciate getting away on a trip to change the scenery or shop like crazy and try new eating establishments. You can call it adventure, just getting away or vacation however many times it merely adds up to additional stress. Should that be the... Continue Reading
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Wonderful scenery
What a wonderful State you have! We just got back 4 weeks ago from a three day trip down the entire Oregon Coast for our very first time. We started in Astoria. We stayed in a B&B that overlooked the Columbia River inlet and Astoria bridge. What a charmi... Continue Reading
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Go Fly a Kite!
I live on the Southern Oregon Coast (Lucky Me!). In my business travels I’d pass the kite stores in Coos Bay and Newport. I always vowed to leave extra time to stop in and take a look around. Of course it took me a couple of years to actually keep that promi... Continue Reading
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Romantic Oregon Coast 40th Birthday
My boyfriend and I are in the second year of a long distance relationship. He lives in Oregon and I'm in Maryland. Last year he planned the most perfect and romantic weekend imaginable for my 40th birthday. He called me at work one day to ask how I would feel... Continue Reading
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The Birthday with A Friend
It was close to my birthday and I had finally obtained permission to take a friend to the Oregon Coast. This friend almost never left home so getting her to go somewhere was a real treat to me. We left home at 2:00 A.M so we could get to the beach early because I... Continue Reading
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The New Kathy
Well, my story goes like this. About seven years before I went on this great walk on the beach and watched the sunset, I weighed a lot! Probably over 300 pounds, its embarrassing to say exactly how much I weighed since I didn't like to get on scales. Well, on... Continue Reading
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When I Visit
When I was 7 my parents and my family members started coming to the Oregon Coast. We visited here for like 13 years. OMG, it was long time ago. I was little then. I still come here to look at this beautiful place where you come to forget about any kind of wo... Continue Reading
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It Was Just So Beautiful
It was just so beautiful driving over the Charleston bridge as I glanced down the South Slough and right at Charleston harbor and the Coos river. It would be a great morning walk on the beach I thought as I headed down Coos Head road, and so it was! Breathing... Continue Reading
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Pacific City
The night before my mate¸and I left for our trip to Oregon from Seattle, I was talking to one of my friends in Australia and she asked where Oregon was. And then all of a sudden she started telling me about this place called Pacific City just a little bit fro... Continue Reading