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Cannon Beach

There is a recurring theme down the Oregon coast, it is a rugged, beautiful misty slice of coastline that is as mystical as it is enchanting. Think golden sand dotted with remnants trees battered around the shoreline, pools of water teeming with marine life, imposing rocky outcrops battered by the waves and circled by birds. Now add to that the most vivid colours you can envisage and drench the image in mist and over cast skies. Welcome to the Oregon coast, a stunning area of natural beauty that will have you mesmerized and will leave in you in a reassuring stupor that man can never come close to natural beauty at its most magnificent. Cannon beach is picturesque in every sense of the word, facilitated by free parking, pristine lodges and world class brew houses that rival anywhere else on the continent, it is a place to just be. What…

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Aberdeen, Ocean Shores and Astoria

Astoria No doubt about it, the 4 mile long Meler – Astoria Bridge from Washington to Oregon across the Columbia River is an experience in itself. With no one else on it (seemingly) but us, and the waters covered in an eerie mist, being on the longest truss bridge in the States was a little bit special. Not that I am a bridge expert I have to point out, but it sure was a mighty fine bridge. We were in Astoria for a number of reasons… Mainly because two of my favorite movies from my childhood had been filmed here; Goonies and Kindergarten cop, but also because I’d heard the beer was amongst the best in the United States. Astoria relishes the golden era of quaint picket fences coated regularly in bright white paint. A fishing town by nature it is home to a zillion sea lines all gurning for…