Cec & Rudy's Visit 9-19 through 9-21-07

Cec & Rudy arrived earlier than expected, and we were thrilled, since it gave us time to tour around on Wednesday afternoon and have some more visit time. They had to deal with unswept floors, and our cruising through town and surrounding areas changed meat loaf supper into burgers on the grill, but it was worth it, since we had fun driving up through McDowell Creek falls, and the back roads down to the lake, and then up to Green Peter Dam. It was a beautiful day, and it was fun to show Rudy our town, since he'd not been to Oregon. Cec was here back in 2002, and it was fun to have her back.

We woke early on Thursday, had breakfast, visited, did some laundry, and then started out for the coast. Poor Bill had to work, so the 5 of us started out without him. The weather on the coast was beautiful, and the drive over very nice. We stopped at Seal Rock, and took some pictures, then headed south from Newport to Cape Perpetua, where we hiked down from Devils Churn to the tide pools, and large lava/basalt rock formations, where the kids & I ran through as the tide was coming in. We left the beach area, and headed to the visitors center (which for those of you who haven't been there in awhile, there are lots of new things and lots to do with your kids. It was a home school Mom's highlight!), and then we went up to the top of Cape Perpetua, where you can see down the coast to Florence, and the tip of the peak where the light house is, which was our next destination.

We left Cape Perpetua, and got a call from Bill asking where he should meet us for dinner...yahoo!! We headed to Heceta Head Light House, where we hiked up to the light house, and Cec & Rudy took the famous light house tour. We then went down to the beach area, and let the kids play for a while.

We departed the light house, and headed to Florence, where we walked the fishing dock while waiting for Bill. Fifteen minutes and he was there, and we all went to dinner at Moe's. It was a great day on the coast...good fun, with great company!

We head home, Rudy with Bill, Cec with the kids & I. It was a nice two hour ride that went so fast, since we visited all the way home. It was some great quality time and I'm so happy that they made it back to visit us. We arrive home around 10PM, and visit until 11:30, knowing that tomorrow AM is departure time.

Friday morning, we have breakfast, and Cec & Rudy visit until 10:00....then hit the road. We had a great visit..short, but still great. We pray they will be back to visit us for an extended period of time and we can really cruise Oregon! A bonus to Cec...rent here is still under 100 per night (still free), and we provide 3 square meals, not just breakfast!! We had a great time...please come back to see us!