Escaping to the coast. . .

We decided to escape the cold, winter weather and spend a weekend in Lincoln City at the Oregon coast with some friends and their families . . .



The weather was PERFECT! Sunny and clear and in the mid 50's. . . Perfect to go beach combing, hiking and exploring. . .







It was also the perfect place to strike poses with friends!







And of course, I had to get a pose in with dear hubby:



And speaking of dear hubby--HE had to get in some harmonica playing time:



As well as try to find the perfect hat when we went exploring Depot Bay:



On one of our early morning beach walks--we found a guy who barely made it on to the sand from his hotel room before 'staking his claim' and having his breakfast on the beach:



His 'spot' was marked by him taking off his jacket and placing it upon a tall stick which he stuck into the sand:



Since it was early in the morning, and there was hardly anyone even ON the beach--I couldn't figure out why he felt the need to do this. He never even got close to the water! Just ate his breakfast, put his jacket back on and walked the hundred steps or so back up the embankment and to his rental room. . .

Meanwhile, SOME people really knew how to have fun at the beach!