Basically, it comes down to this: if you have not had the chance to travel along the Oregon coast, I highly recommend you take the time to do it if at all possible. Even when it's grey outside it is still absolutely beautiful. After a relaxing morning with one last campfire, we packed up the tent and everything and started the drive back home, making sure to take in the sights on the way. The first stop on our way back was the Devil's Punch Bowl. It's a little trail just off of Highway 101. We were curious about the name, but as soon as you got to the park it made complete sense. You really need a photo to get the idea of it and I don't have mine uploaded yet, so here's a photo I found online.
This photo of Devil's Punch Bowl State Park is courtesy of TripAdvisor
I don't know if you get the full idea of the depth of it in this picture, but this is pretty much the same picture I took. It was very low tide when we saw it, but when the tide rises all of those rocks are covered by swirling water. Apparently there is a trail that can take you inside of it when the tide is low, but we had no idea where it started so we just enjoyed the view from above, and continued along the trail to enjoy some more of the coast line.
After that we drove back to Portland to take advantage of the no sales tax one last time. We walked around some of the districts we didn't get to explore as much on our one day there, and even enjoyed a pit stop to a public washroom right at the city corner. Weird experience, but awesome! Then back in the car to head home.
It was a great trip and I am sure we will do it again at some point. Maybe try out another campground when their tent campsites are open. Southbeach perhaps? It's actually not that long of a drive. But hopefully by the next trip I'll know how to drive manual so that Luke doesn't have to take care of all of the driving.
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