We had the perfect family weekend! I think we were all smiles the whole time, even the drive home! We spent the weekend at Cape Perpetua, here in Oregon (oh, Lord I just typed Florida! HA). Specifically located in Yachats, this place is beautiful!!! We could not have chosen a better weekend! It was the first weekend in months that the weather looked promising with high 60s and low 70s! We picked the best weekend to camp and I have to say we were VERY lucky!
Cape Perpetua Campground
I loved this campground! Greg picked a spot that was in the back (near the bathrooms of course). It was perfectly tucked away from the "ocean breeze" and sat right next to a running creek.
I have to bring up setup. We had it down when moving across the country, and I have to say, we still got it! Everything went very smoothly. The kids stayed entertained with bike riding and throwing rocks in the creek.
After we were all setup, we cooked up some chicken/veggie skewers, rice, and fruit salad. Then enjoyed some s'mores! We were all pretty exhausted, I think we were out by 9:30!
Can I just say, one of my favorite things about camping is waking up in the morning! I love the morning cuddles! I love when the kids come snuggle up inside my sleeping bag so I can warm them up! I also love that my husband gets up earlier and gets coffee/tea all ready for when I wake up! Ha thanks hun!!
Sunday morning before heading out for the day, we were near the famous Spruce tree of Cape Perpetua. It was a quick 5-7 minute trail right next to our campsite. The spruce tree is the largest and oldest tree in the Cape Perpetua area. It is said to be around 500 years old and 185 feet tall. We also found our first Geocache of the day!
Sunday was our big Geocaching day! Geocaching is our new favorite thing; it gets us out moving around, whether it be hiking or just going for a scenic drive. Sunday was a scenic drive for us and we stopped and looked for treasures along the way. If you haven't heard of Geocaching, you should look it up! It's basically like a big treasure hunt where people give you GPS coordinates and clues and you have to find where they are. We drove up to the town of Yachats and turned onto Yachats River Road. This road took us up through the hills and all the way back around behind our campsite. I have to give major props to my amazing husband. He had planned out every "Cache" we were going to search for along the way. Even though we were driving a lot that day, the kids were so into it and so excited when we found a new treasure. So we really were getting a lot out of this day by exploring the scenery with a bunch of stops along the way!
Our 2nd Cache of the day was in the town of Yachats at this cute little log church.
Our 3rd Cache of the day was up along the Yachats River Road. It was an area that was obviously a logging area, lots of trees were cut down.
Our 4th Cache found was just on the side of the road. It was in a cool little container that looks like a log. Very cool!
We stopped off for a lunch break at this awesome covered bridge. Noah and I have been talking about seeing one for a while, so he was pretty excited when he saw where we were going to hang out at for lunch!
After lunch we kept on going! We found our 5th Cache at a fire station....
and our 6th Cache near a bridge!
It was a very successful day and the drive was spectacular! The kids ended up falling asleep as we made our way back down. We stopped off at the Cape Perpetua lookout. Wow was it breathtaking! We knew we were going to come back at sunset...
And we DID!
Breathtaking!
Got back to camp, and the kids were out very soon after!!
Monday morning was spent riding bikes and enjoying a yummy breakfast! Kamryn has improved 100% on her bike just from this weekend. The kids just road around and around AND around!
We decided it would be our day to see the Spouting Horn, Devil's Churn, and Thor's Well then shoot over to Yachats to explore the town, eat lunch at Luna, and get an ice cream.
What a view right?? This is where Spouting Horn and Thor's Well was located. It was a little more lower tide than we were expecting. But at least we got to walk out there!
Spouting Horn was near this but it was hard to get a photo! Definitely Google Spouting Horn!
Thor's Well, we saw some pretty neat ones, but again low tide.
Afterwards, we headed into the town of Yachats to check out the tidepools and find one more Geocache.
Our 7th Cache found!! Kamryn was actually the one to find this one (thanks daddy!) so she was pretty excited. Yet I only got a photo of Noah holding it! Ha!
That was the end of our Monday travels, so back to camp we went where we just hung out, played games, road bikes, played in the creek, built a fire, ate more s'more, and did a little packing up for our departure the next day.
The kids got to ride in the back of the truck when Greg went to pick up more firewood. They were in heaven and boy did it bring back memories of my childhood!
Tuesday morning! Time to go home, boo! Poor Noah was actually a little emotional about leaving. He wasn't ready to leave. This just means it was the perfect trip and everything was planned out perfectly. Again, I have to thank my hubby for this one. He planned every part of each day! So THANK YOU!!!! We all enjoyed ourselves SO SO much! Memories are being made! Our kids are very very lucky!
We pack, and you play kiddos!
Garbage boy...such a good little helper!
Cape Perpetua, a great start to camping season!!
Busick Adventures Continues.....
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