Coos Bay

We drove about 5 more hours on day 2, but it was totally worth it when we landed here. Coos Bay, with a camping spot right near the beach. 😍

We spent the next two days just relaxing and exploring the bay. There was hardly anyone else around, so we soaked up the beach, climbed the rocks, explored the tide pools, found starfish, Caulder saved a tiny crab and made a best friend, and we watched a brand new little puff of a gosling parade around like he owned the place. 

These two were living their best lives. 

The big boys had fun climbing their RC cars all over the rocks and racing them on the sand, Rand played with his new sand toys, Pa Babe busted out his shovel so he was in heaven, and we even rode our bikes along the beach.

Our last day here, Yaya and The Babe took the boys exploring up on the cliff, and it was so cool we had to go back up so Cole and I could see it. 

This place was so amazing. It's so green and lush everywhere, and the views were incredible. 

We were walking through one section that had knee-high greenery, when all of a sudden a wild beast came running straight at us. Everyone screamed in turn. 

It was a dog. A very big, very unexpected dog, because we hadn't seen anyone else the whole time we'd been up there. It was hilarious.

The waves would crash up through this channel and slam up against the rocks. 

Of course the boys wanted to take the adventuresome way down. We got a very perfect video of Yaya, right as she fell. We couldn't help giggling as she told us, "Some day I'll be dead and then you'll be sorry!"