NORTH BEND, OR.  Today we drove to the Pacific coast, through the coastal town of Coos Bay and into North Bend.  This afternoon we drove in our cars to Seal Island to view a large group of seals.  Two problems interfered with seeing very much:  dense fog/smog and the location of the viewing platform vs the location of the seals.  All the seals were at least 100 yards from us.  We could hear them but see only poorly.  It was damp and overcast, but a joy to have a cool breeze without being covered in dust.  We are at last away from the desert-like conditions east of the Cascades.

After that our fearless leader led us to Shore Acres State Park.  A ranger told a long involved story of the founder of North Bend, an eccentric millionaire invested in many businesses whose two wives eventually led him to plant many flowering plants at what is now a state park.  We took photos of some very pretty flowers.

We then returned to the RV park for a fried chicken dinner, with the chicken provided by the local Walmart.