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Bandon from the Trolley

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                We had seen the trolley on Saturday and Jenna had wanted to ride it at that time.   We did not take the opportunity then, but took advantage after we returned from Face Rock.   We had returned to downtown Bandon for some souvenirs.   Jenna specifically wanted a shirt from Washed Ashore, but there was fifteen minutes before it opened.   Roland led us to the toy store.   Somehow we had lost him and Jenna and I were outside when she noticed the trolley.   She asked the driver how much it cost.   When he said “free” Jenna had more reason.   The trolley comes by every hour.   We got on without Roland, but I didn’t think it right for us to be gone from him for an hour as he would have no idea where we were  (I had left my cell phone in the car or else I would have called him) and got off at the next stop and walked back.   We went back to the ...

Face Rock Wayside

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          It seemed to me that there were sites I had wanted to capture in photos as we were leaving Bandon to go to Coos Bay.   As they were behind me, I figured I would wait and take photos as we drove into Bandon on Sunday morning after we had checked out of our room.   However, the fog was so dense I couldn’t see whatever I thought I wanted to take pictures of.           We arrived at Face Rock.   Roland dropped Jenna and I off at the lookout and went to find someplace to park.   Jenna and I waited at the top.   I blindly took several pictures as I could only see my own reflection.   notice the guardrail from very top pics This photo was lightened Jenna and I had not noticed the stairs that led to the beach and wondered how the people we saw had gotten there. this is the trail we climbed down in the fog And then w...

Lodging for One Night

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Bandon is a few hundred less in population than is Myrtle Creek.   Unlike Myrtle Creek, Bandon draws crowds of people and tourism.   Thus Bandon offers a variety of lodging including hotels and beach houses to rent.   Denny Dyke and his team create these amazing labyrinth pathways called Circle in the Sand.   My friend had gone and told me that I should go because “it is so cool” (see here and  here ).           The last two days on schedule for this year were September 1 and 2, but nothing offered August 31 which is when Labor Day weekend started.   Because we hadn’t gone anywhere during the time that Roland had off, he felt gypped out of having stayed elsewhere over night.   Because there was no room in Bandon, we had found lodging in Coos Bay.           After checking in to the hotel, we all went swimming.    ...

Bandon: Pier and Washed Ashore

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          I don’t know what time we left the house on Saturday.   I had programmed the address for the Washed Ashore Gallery in Bandon, Oregon.   We arrived in Bandon sometime between 10:00 and 11:00.   We found a parking spot in the lot behind these two sculptures.   The outside doors were open, but the inside doors were not.   We decided to walk around the town and ended up on the pier.   Here are some of the pictures that we took:          There are perhaps 8 streets surrounded by two signs A tourist trap which reminds me of Skagway or Newfoundland (which I have never been; I have only seen parts portrayed on television’s “the Republic of Doyle” https://andersonvacations.ca/product/11-day-newfoundland-circumnavigation/?v=7516fd43adaa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandon,_County_Cork https://thes...