Kelly and I spent last night at Lincoln City. Someone Kelly goes to school with (who’s spouse is part owner of what was described as a beach-front “Condominium Motel”) got us a sweet deal for a night, so we drove down after a filling late breakfast at Cup & Saucer (mmmm… breakfast burrito).
After a two hour drive we got into town, found the motel, and got checked in. The room was fairly large, with a Murphy bed, a kitchenette, and a balcony overlooking the beach. Once we unpacked we walked (and walked, and walked) trying to find a corner market or grocery store, and discovered that there’s really nothing close. After walking 2+ miles we finally came across an grocery store and got some groceries and walked back to our motel.
Then we walked down to the beach and laid down blankets. We took turns walking into the ocean… which as always with the Pacific Ocean here in Oregon… was frigid cold, but fun anyway (I got as far as knee-depth before being forced to walk out). We spent about 2 hours laying around in the sun (the weather was fantastic) before going back to our room and getting cleaned up before going out for Dinner. We walked to a nice restaurant nearby called Kyllos and had a nice dinner comprising of appetizers (crabcakes, shrimp cocktail, salads, halibut). After dinner and going back to the room we walked back down to the beach at night while the tide was coming in. The place we stayed at had large flood lights over the beach, which was filled with people around campfires.
Finally we went to sleep, and I woke up to the sound of the ocean, which is always a relaxing sound to wake up to. The weather today was cloudy but still warm. We sat on the balcony and watched the ocean while sipping on coffee before packing up, checking out, and driving the 2 hours back home. Had a nice time, though I wish I could have stayed another night or two. 
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