Day 7 - Florence, OR

We left the Pacific Pines RV Park where we are staying in Florence, OR. We drove north on US 101 in our cars to the Heceta Head Lighthouse pullout. There we met Scott the Docent.

Scott impressed us with the hardship of being a lighthouse keeper in the days when there were no roads to the area and they had to use the beaches at low tide to get to Florence.

We walked up to the lighthouse, passing the old keeper's house on the way (it is now a B&B).

Scott told us about the lighthouse and then took us to the top, 5 people at a time (only 50 steps-easy).

We could see the expensive facet lens

Returned to US 101 and drove south only a short distance to a great view of the lighthouse

A further short distance south and we came to the Sea Lions Caves where it is rumored that there are Steller Sea Lions (none today).  It is the largest sea cave in the country and is worth seeing, but it would be better with sea lions.

Almost the entire group ended up at Mo's in Florence for lunch.

Submitted by: Tom and Catherine Gasser #7