Yesterday it was a little less foggy than it’s been all week, so we took a drive south along the coast to see what we could see.  The coast along here in Oregon is rocky cliffs, but in several places there are beaches at the foot of the cliffs.

We saw rocks literally covered in cormorants, but no whales or seals or otters.  Otters used to be plentiful around here but no one sees them anymore.

We saw one area at low time where a lot of people were clamming, which was interesting to watch.

We stopped at the Yaquina Head lighthouse.  It’s not a working lighthouse, although I was surprised at that because of the heavy fog in this area.  You can’t go into the lighthouse except on a tour, but we were able to walk around it and look down at the water from the cliffs.  Thank goodness there were good fences along the edge, because it was a sheer drop-off!  As we walked back to our car from the lighthouse, the fog which had been a short distance out into the ocean moved in, by the time we pulled out of the parking lot you couldn’t even see the lighthouse anymore!

With the fog getting so heavy, we headed back home.  Hopefully in a day or two the fog will clear more and we’ll be able to see more of the coastline.  Here are some pictures: