Yesterday we moved to Newport, Oregon. This is one of our favorite places, it is a little larger than Florence but still a small town. A good place to have lunch is called Local Ocean Seafood. There is a great kite store called The Kite Company that is worth the stop. Of course I couldn't leave without buying a new flag. Tomorrow we will be moving to Airlie Winery in Monmouth for our annual volunteer work. Mary called this morning and said we need to come in tomorrow so we can get parked before the wood is delivered for the addition to the tasting room. Bob Gray is currently working on this project. It looks like the picking will start on Monday. Get your boots on it will be really busy on the crush pad next week.

We have been Florence, Oregon for almost a week. Florence is located on the coast of Oregon, it is beautiful here. The ocean is on one side and it is forest like on the other. We visited the Heceta Lighthouse, which began service in 1894. The 56 foot tall light lighthouse is rated as the brightest light of any of the lighthouses on the Oregon coast-its "first order" Fresnel lens is visible some 21 miles out to sea. The views from the lighthouse are amazing. Since it sits 205 feet above the sea on a jagged and rugged cliff line, its sightline is unobstructed. The guys spend a day fishing on Mercer lake, Mike caught 1 yellow perch, Jake caught a few and Bob enthusically hooked 21, which he made sure that Mike and Jake knew he was well ahead of them. We spent one day on the Ocean Dunes golf course, the golf course was built on sand dunes and yet there was forest all around us. We shopped and ate at great resturants. One not to miss if you are ever in Florence is the Waterfront Depot in Old Town. You need reservations so plan ahead. The Crab encrusted Halibut is fantastic and only $11.00.