Bullards Beach State Park, OR

Coquille River Lighthouse

Monday, July 9, Bullards Beach State Park, Bandon, OR - 8.4 Miles Today, 9,525.8 For the Trip

Well, I finally got to Bullards Beach. Since I arrived in the area at least a week early, I've been making small hops exploring the area, but now I'm settled in site A08 for the next week. Even though the "Oregon Gathering" doesn't start until Thursday, there are a number of fiberglass trailers already here at the park. I've now met in person some of the people I've only know on various websites. By the end of the week there should be about a hundred trailers here at the park.

After setting up I drove out to the lighthouse, took a couple of photos, including some of the beach. There is an amazing amount of driftwood along the shore. So much that people have built "shacks" out of it on the beach. I'm sure the shacks help keep the beachcombers out of the wind. It is much cooler than the east coast (at least my experiences on Nantucket) with highs predicted this week in the mid 60's. At least the skies are something I'm used to - when ever you are in the lee of large bodies of water you can expect grey sky. Reminds me of Oswego!

I checked with the local grocery store for blueberries - I'm planning to make a blueberry pie for the pot luck dinner on Saturday. Quite expensive, and not all that good looking. There is a pick your own in Coquille, but they list their starting date as the 16th. I'll keep looking. Dinner tonight will be steak & rice with a salad.

Till Tomorrow -