Oregon Coast 7/3 - 7/5e

the fourth took us to a little town Desi recalled as a child growing up. Yachats.  We watched the parade which was dominated by a strong presence of the gay community,and restaurateurs.  Charming and delightful.  Candy, of course was a big hit along with beach balls and frisbee fold up things.  We went down to,the water to look for gems. It is a rugged coast, beautiful in its simplicity where we saw grey whales and sea lions, and a delight for the kids who intuitifly run across the rocks looking for things.  Caution from Desi about the tide and its dangers, the mother bears kept track of their young.  Poop bags held the gems  other than Chas who wanted to hold onto his in his hands and pockets.  Such a Chas thing.  Repeat the evening and the next day we went further south to Yaquina where we explored the tall lighthouse, sealions birds nesting and resting on the rocks.  Repeat the evening and cleanup, where we left the kids and headed to Cape Perpetua overlooking the ocean and headed to Sunset Bay State Park recommended by Desi.  Beautiful!  We drug,ed along the Botanical Garden area that has a nice history of being sold to the State by some dude who kept burning his mansions and getting into financial problems.  I miss my brain.  I would liked to have stayed another day, but The R had in his kind a trip to Crater Lake in lower Oregon.  He recalls reading about it when he was 12 in a Nar'l Geo and always wanting to go there. It was a brutal drive.  We forgot it was the fourth week/end and without wifi we were in a pickle in the late afternoon finding accommodations.  We lucked upon a recent cancellation for a cabin and took it.  Unloaded necessities and pleaded that Lucy was a service dog to avoid her staying alone in the HH.  We parked the HH in the parking lot as directed and went for something to eat at the restaurant which opened at 5:00.  We got there around 5:15 to be told it would be a 20-30" wait despite numerous empty tables.  Finally figured out after about 20" if we were willing to sit outside we could be seated immediately.  So we did did