Yellow Submarine

Today we are staying in Newport Beach and this morning we visited the Oregon Coast Aquarium. It is a nice facility showcasing aquatic animals and sea birds that live along the Oregon coast. We saw sea otters, seals, sea lions and lots of fish. There was a huge tank with sharks and rays and a giant red octopus. They also have an aviary with tufted puffins, murres, guillemots, oyster catchers and penguins. The first two photos are a sea otter and a tufted puffin.

Later we drove to the historic Bay Front and had lunch at a waterfront restaurant. The third picture is a baby sea gull in his nest just outside the window. Finally found some good clam chowder and great views too. Afterwards we walked to a dock noted for harbor seals, but there were none to see. We drove around and saw Nye Beach and then spent the rest of the day resting. The last photo is a beautiful sunset taken from our campground.