We left the Mar Clair Inn at 4:55 AM to catch the #4 bus to Lincoln City. Once we got to the bus, the friendly driver asked where we were headed. I said "Lincoln City", and dropped in our fares. Then we headed off to Lincoln City in the foggy, dark morning. At the first stop, a man got on and chatted with the driver about driving a school bus (the driver switched to driving a public bus "because on a bus like this, you can just tell mischief-makers to get off the bus!") Then the bus stopped at a place where Dory boats land. A Dory boat is a boat which catches deep-sea fish by dragging a large net behind it. Dory boats land by going straight onto the sand, where it is pulled onto a trailer. At that time, we saw a beautiful sunrise from the beach with the Dory boats. Then we got back on the bus, and rode to the Lincoln City Safeway. After eating a couple of fresh
croissants, our next bus arrived and took us all the way to Newport City Hall. We paid an extra $2 on that bus, so the driver called ahead to tell our next bus to give us a $2 discount. After waiting about 15 minutes, the Coast To Valley Express pulled up, and the driver gave us the promised discount. Then as we started off to Corvallis, the driver told us about logging, dams, and his youth. Apparently, he used to live on the McKenzie river, with a father who worked on the dams nearby. The driver said that the dams never were built properly, they used up way too much money, and that his father frequently joked about it. After about 2 hours of riding the bus, we arrived in Corvallis, OR, a very likable college town with good food and a free transit system (for the day!) After checking in at Hilton Garden Inn, we had lunch, did the laundry, and then relaxed and had dinner in the end of the day.
Here are some photos:
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| Tillamook Transit bus #4 to Lincoln City |
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| Church in Cape Kiwanda |
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| View from the beach of Pacific City |
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| View from the Coast To Valley Express |
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| Me in front of a sculpture next to the Beavers Stadium |
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| American Dream Pizza |
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| A student band playing on campus |
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| OSU Campus |
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| OSU Campus |
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| OSU Campus |
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| Me in front of a university building |
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| Seats on the Lincoln Transit bus |
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| View from the Lincoln Transit bus |
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| View from the Lincoln Transit bus |
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| View from the Lincoln Transit bus |
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| View from the Lincoln Transit bus |
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| View from the Lincoln Transit bus |
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View from the Lincoln Transit bus
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| A Lincoln Transit bus to Yachats |
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| Lincoln Transit bus to Yachats |
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| Back of the Lincoln Transit bus to Yachats |
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| Lincoln Transit bus to Toledo, OR |
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| Lincoln Transit bus to Toledo |
A video of a Dory boat pulling in to the beach
I have been enthralled by your picture and diary Millan. You and your Dad seem to be having a whale of a time on your buses and I really enjoyed your video of a Dory boat - very interesting. We also had fun on buses when we went down to Bournemouth with U Martin and A Jen. There is an open-topped one called the Breezer, which goes from Bournemouth to Swanage over the ferry. I think you would like that! Keep bussing you two! I eagerly await the next instalment...... A Pauline xx
ReplyDeleteGreat photos and diary - some of the views are really stunning.
ReplyDeleteAll the very best on your bussing travels
Jonathan