WE SETTLED INTO OREGON’S South Beach State Park, one of the largest state park’s we’ve visited with about 325 sites in several loops and well spaced. After a quick tour of the park, I hopped into the truck and headed north across the Yaquina Bay Bridge in search of my coastal splurge….a mighty big bowl of clam chowder. Construction began on the Yaquina Bay Bridge, made of steel & concrete, in 1934 and opened in 1936. Built during the art deco era, I held my breath during the crossing and made it safely to the other side. Jim, of course, reminded me that this was when steel was steel! That didn’t calm my anxiousness when we crossed with the Airstream (10,000 additional pounds!) a couple of days later. At Newport, Oregon’s historic waterfront I dropped into Mo’s Original Clam Chowder and picked up two sour dough rounds and a large container of chowder for dinner. It just wasn’t meant to be. Unfortunately, I can’t recommend Original Mo’s as the clams were almost non-existent, 0-1 for chowder on the Oregon coast. I found the Newport historic waterfront a cross between a collection of working fishing boats, touristy candy and ice cream shops and a Ripley’s Believe-it-or-Not museum. After soaking up a little more Vitamin D on the waterfront, it was back across the bridge! (May 25, 2021)
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