Day 3 TheBeanTeam celebrates 15 Years of Bean Teaming

Heading Home:

What a relaxing time we have had. Mr. Bean again rose early to explore. Once out and about he found he had forgotten his GPS receiver and opted for a walk on Agate Beach of  Tseriadun State Recreation Area. Minus the heavy winds of yesterday the beach was perfect. Pelicans diving for food and proof everywhere of why the beach is named for the agate. After ambling for a bit it was time for getting things together for the trip home.

Agate Beach

Pelican Breakfast Ritual

We packed up, checked, then checked again the rental house to make sure everything was ship shape then headed north. Our first stop was to revisit Agate Beach for Mrs. Bean's benefit. The weather was perfect for walking. We were able to gather several agates for the kids. The agates were the best thing we brought back for them in their thinking and they spent a long time pouring over the rocks and selecting one at a time at the kitchen table when we arrived home.









After the beach walk we headed over to Cape Blanco where we toured the lighthouse and did some hiking. The wind was fierce but once you got into the trees and brush it was tolerable.  We actually grabbed quite a few geocaches along the trails today bringing our weekend total to 14.

Lighthouse Stairway

Cape Blanco Lighthouse

Alpha Romeo in Florence Old Town

After a pleasant morning of hiking beaches and shoreline we made a run to Florence where we bought gifts for friends at the open air market near the docks and walked through old town down to the new Veterans Memorial  near the Siuslaw Bridge. While here we saw something that you don't witness everyday. A guy pushing a pig in a stroller. Odd that, eh? Anyhow Florence's Old Town was pleasant end to our celebration of 15 years together. Now on to the next 15 and beyond. 

The guy had a sign that read
"Walkin' across America"