Go fly a kite

It's a kite! They're really popular at our latest stop, Lincoln City Oregon. Dozens of people fly them on the beach and some have made it into an art form.

This picture was taken about six PM. The sun was still above the frame, and the water and wet sand looked silver.

Looking north up the coast. See the rippling water in the foreground? It's the "D" river, and the locals claim it's the shortest river in the world.

You can see the same river running down to the beach. Kids were catching little fish with their hands and putting them in plastic buckets. The water flows out of a lake across the street behind me.

The only people getting wet were very young or in wet suits. I don't have any idea what the water temperature is, but I'm betting it would take a gun to get me in it.

Lincoln City is the largest town we've seen so far on the drive down the coast, with a population over 7000.Many of the people here in town are retirees, moving here for the mild summers. It's perfect weather for John, high 60's or low 70's. We are liking the Oregon coast more every day.