There are just under 16 hours of daylight up here this time of year (if the clouds and fog allow the sunshine to reach the ground, and that is one big if). Which means that I can pack a lot of activity into each day. It also means that I don’t go to bed early. Unless I’m sick, it is hard to prepare for bed when the sun is still shining at 9pm!

It was easy to while away a long afternoon in Newport. There is a lot to see, if you take time to wander: spouting Gray Whale, Art Deco elements of the Yaquina Bay Bridge, Rogue Brewery, fishing boats at work and at ease in Yaquina Bay Harbor, undulating sea jellies, blue ribbon commemorating a fisherman lost at sea, sleepy Sea Lions, murals, and a good reminder.

Gray Whale Spout

Yaquina Bay Bridge Arches

Rogue Brewery Mash Transit

Rogue Brewery Oak Barrels

Crab Pots Inbound

Knott Yoars

Port of Newport

Water Jelly (Aequorea victoria)

Sea Jelly

Blue Ribbon Honoring Fishermen Lost at Sea

Comfy Sea Lion

Sleepy Sea Lion

Sea Lion Yawn

Bay Street Pier Sign

Salmon Nation Mural

Ship in Storm Mural

Dory Boat Mural

Wreck of the Pilgrim Mural

Moby Dick Mural

Be Nice…