The lighthouse adventure didn’t continue today — a mixture of blustery rain and my fascination with whales and cheese dominated.
Depoe Bay, celebrating its notoriety as the world’s smallest harbor, is home to a whale watching center. I spent close to an hour learning about whales while watching the ocean. While gazing at the violent and dreary sea, I met remarkable volunteers who taught me about grey whales. Some call the grey whales “resident whales” as they are frequently found off the Coast — I was corrected, the whales don’t really stay at Depoe Bay longer than two months. Whales and I have a lot in common these days…. the ocean is their home, no place in particular — just wherever the currents take them.
Tillamook, Oregon – home of Tillamook Cheese. I took a tour of the cheese factory, visited the cheese visitor center, met a cheese maker, waved at a cheese packager and ate some cheese. And some ice cream…of course. It was delicious and amazing. All of it. Especially the ice cream.
After leaving Tillamook I took my first eastward turn – leaving the Oregon Coast, through the Tillamook State Forest and heading towards Portland…
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