"Thar She Blows..."

My friend Larry Ramos, with the musical group The Association, tells me Wendy is not the most played of all The Association singles.  Rather it is "Never My Love."  And when he shares that with me, he adds "Never My Love" is the most played on the air (radio) single in history. But you know what?  If everybody had been on Spring break with me and Peggy?  "Wendy" (WINDY) would have knocked "Never My Love" right out of the running.

 

A few years ago we discovered this modest resort on the Oregon coast named "The Inn at Otter Crest."  Sounds kind of gentle and romantic, eh? 

Let me fill you in on some things before you give it a thought for your second honeymoon. One of the discount packages for the Spring?  That package includes two rain ponchos in every room.  You get from check-in to the front door of your room in a plastic covered golf cart. Oh, there is a giant thermometer on each of the balconies? On this occasion the mercury never got above 40 over a four day period. 

They had a wonderful, friendly greeting for us at the front desk.

"Hey, at least we have a GREAT STORM for you this year."

 

 

 

This Great Storm lasted our entire stay and included rain, snow, sleet, and rain, and wind, and sleet and wind.

I know what your thinking. 

"Quit your whining Paul!"

Don't bother getting out the crying towel.  We LOVED IT! The storm produced the most dramatic surf I've ever seen.  When the sun did peek through it generated  this amazing blend of gray, blue, green, black, browns and tans.  It made the ferns and moss on the evergreens really stand out.  It turned lighthouses into incredible works of art.

 

 

 

 

The huge cross current waves broke through holes in rocks creating instant geysers. Gulls, Bald Eagles and crows danced all over the sky.

 

 

Seals are huddled together on offshore rocks (probably not for warmth). 

 

 

 

The only whining I'm going to do must come in the singular. Despite the "foul" weather Peggy got to see about 8 grey whales spit in the air about ten feet.  (I was otherly occupied at the time.) And she says one of them surfaced.  She didn't get a full breach. This is normally a great time of year for whale watching.  But you need a little break in the weather to get a good view.

So anyway, that's how we spent our Spring Break.  And we left feeling tough and seasoned.  And there may be some historical precedent for feeling that way?  This area is best known for being discovered by Captain James Cook in the mid 1700's? Well he, his boat and crew stayed long enough to name a few rocks, and then got the "heck" out of there.  On his way out he could  be heard shouting, "I dub thee CAPE FOUL WEATHER."  He must have been there during Spring Break.

 

 

The name sticks and so do the images.  And the chowder ain't bad either.