Today was an absolutely gorgeous day. Perfectly clear and 78 degrees.
With only 3 days left here in Gold Beach, we are beginning to wind down. We’re gathering things together that we have spread out all over the house in the month we’ve been here.
I spotted a bunch of birds, maybe woodpeckers.
One looked like he had on a little black bib.
I’ve been wanting to go to the Myrtlewood Shop since we’ve been here and today was the day.
The Myrtlewood is a member of the Laurel family. It is found only in a limited area along the southern Oregon, northern California coastlines. The tree takes from 100 to 150 years to reach commercial use.
Some of the items included lamps, trays cutting boards, clocks and jewelry. Nice variety of things.
In the parking lot we saw a funny license plate—maybe it was a pirate!
We had been seeing people beach combing, but there is not much but rocks on this beach.
We asked what they were looking for and were told agates and gold. Agates are rocks that come in a variety of colors and are formed within volcanic rocks. I searched and searched with very little success— none really.
I showed a hand full of carefully selected rocks to a fellow beach comber, but she said none were agates. Oh well, I had fun looking.
We always see some interesting things and people on the beach.
In Scotland, we learned people stack up rocks for luck.
Someone must have heard the same thing.
Tomorrow is our last fishing with the guide, but we still have some time to fish from the bank.
Never waste an opportunity even if you don’t catch anything. The people in the boats were catching so we know the fish are down there.
Maybe it will be our turn tomorrow.
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