A few miles south was Depoe Bay, best known for whale watching. I have no idea how many whales were in the area, but it was never more than a couple of minutes between spout sightings.
Depoe Bay was also known for their salt water taffy, so of course, I had to get a bagful, but not before I sampled the taffy at three different candy stores.
As we were shopping a heavy fog rolled in over the mountains to cover up the town. It eventually reached the sea and put an end to whale watching for a short while.
Whale watching tours were constantly leaving and entering the "World's Smallest Harbor" in Depoe Bay passing under this beautiful bridge. I'm glad we were able to see the bridge from this angle - I would have never known about it if I were just traveling along highway 101.
At the north end of Depoe Bay, the houses were perched on a beautiful crop of cliffs.
We continued a bit further south and drove around the Otter Crest Loop. Lots more very impressive, rugged coastline was on display as the wind blew fog ashore. The trees below give one the impression the winds might be pretty nearly constant.
The Devil's Punch Bowl was a natural formation in the rocky shoreline that could be visited from the beach at low tide or on paddleboard or kayak at high tide. The wind was starting to get colder, so we opted for the easy view from above and jumped back into the car.
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