South Beach is the site of the annual LongBoard Classic hosted by Rogue Brewery. Their major (only?) brewing facility is located on the water in Newport. Unfortunately, we were one month late for the event. On the bright side, the brewery does offer tours ... I sampled several great beers in the tasting room, but I was disappointed when time came to buy - though they bottle at least one dozen different beers, several of my favorites were not bottled. And a growler just doesn't make sense in the small confines of the trailer! The October moon was full on the 14th. That night was clear. We enjoyed a great fire, then walked part of the jungle trail out back of our camp. This trail passes through rhodedendron bushes (trees?) at least 15 feet tall. We walked it in silver moonlight. It was here in South Beach that Joanie cooked us a gourmet feast - chanterell mushrooms, shallots, garlic, crab, mmmmmmm. All local produce.
The light house on Yaquina Head is quite a bit taller than the one on Cape Mears. It has a first order Fresnel lens just like Cape Mears, but there's no red in the lens. Instead, it's pattern is recognized by a series of on and off sweeps.
The lamp is no longer kerosene, of course. They've upgraded to a 1000 watt electric bulb. Costs about 35 cents per day to run, given it's on-off pattern. It's a long way up and down a spiral stair case in this lighthouse!
I came across this Smart Car in a parking lot in Newport. Temping to just pick it up and throw in the back of the truck. I wonder if these are the cars that Obama is promising to give us all? Just fooling - this one is gasoline powered, gets about 33 mpg and costs about $12,000. Mercedes imported about 25,000 this year.
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