Today, we rode to Florence, OR, with a lunch stop in Eugene. Bridget visited with a friend from Fairbanks and her daughter. The trip from Eugene to the coast was on a winding, tree lined highway. The Ural was easily able to go the speed limit but lots of cars wanting to go a lot faster than that.
Florence is a nice seaside community. Kind of "touristy" with a lot of art galleries and gift shops. All of the rotting pilings in the photo are the remnants of the old ferry dock. I think the bridge opens up for large boats to pass through it but we never saw it actually open up.
This picture was taken in Eugene right after lunch outside of the restaurant. The Ural just seems to attract attention. Lots of comments from people passing by. During the family reunion, several had asked for a ride but it was raining on Saturday plus a lot of activities so no rides. For this part of the trip, no camping, and no camping equipment so the only luggage is a waterproof duffle attached to the rear rack. When stopped, both helmets and our riding gear easily fit into the sidecar and can be covered with the tonneau cover.
The small boat harbor is pretty small compared to some others like Seward. There were quite a few crab pots stacked up on the dock so I'm looking forward to dinner. As you can see, we are having beautiful weather.
Dinner was at ICM, A seafood place right on the docks. It was alright, not great, but a whole lot better than the Yelp reviews indicated. Maybe I have low standards.
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It's a strange question, I know, but such remains intrigue me... Any guess on when the ferry dock was torn out?
ReplyDeleteThe ferry was "made obsolete" in 1936 according to the Florence, OR, website. There was a large plaque but I don't remember seeing a date.
DeleteMaybe your next family reunion should include Ural rides as part of the program ;-)
ReplyDeleteGood idea, next time!
DeleteFlorence is a cute little town down in the Old Town area. If you make you way up to Newport and crave clam chowder the locals all flock to The Chowder Bowl at Nye Beach.
ReplyDeleteGreat, timely suggestion. We were in Newport at the aquarium and was looking for a good lunch stop. That place was good!
DeleteBack in 1996 my hubby and I took our Westfalia down the coast and it broke down in Florence and the people there were lovely. They helped us get our vehicle fixed and secure lodging and the police chief even lent us a bicycle to ride. Everywhere we went people knew us as "they lovely young Canadian couple with car trouble". It was a good trip in spite of our temperamental Westfalia.
ReplyDeleteIt was a nice town. We went walking through the "Old Town" looking for geocaches. One guy mentioned that a lot of folks retire here...
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