A Throwback to August 2014
- Beginning of the Journey -
Oswald West State Park, Oregon
Our #driveourwayround adventure started off by getting to the coast of Oregon, where we
had the last sentimental encounter with the Pacific ocean for a while. Arriving to Seaside, OR, the first thing we
stumbled upon was a surf shop and that made us to come up with an idea of
renting surfboards and just enjoy the time there. The waters of North-West Pacific are chillier
than Alpine rivers; therefore, there is no chance you could surf without a
wetsuit.
All geared up we set off for Short Sand beach in Oswald West State Park, OR. Beautiful beach with a
short hike to get to there. Although
carrying the boards was a challenge. As we both are beginners we had to carry
the heavy soft tops and it wasn’t that long of a walk but a good 10 minute
hike. I passed on the theoretical
knowledge I gained on Hawaii on to Kachna, to explain the very basics. Him being such a hulk he luckily grasped it
quite quickly and was even able to catch some of the waves. It was a good fun being there on a little
hidden beach that was recommended by locals.
The beach might be 500m long and is surrounded by tall rocks and forests.
After a long day of surfing we got to a creepy campground run entirely by an old lady that welcomed us limping out of her shed not even saying a word. She might have been in
her late 50s and probably lived through the great American hippie era. She wore a long green cape, had long grey hair and without a word, she showed us a spot and only
responded to a question “So how much is it?”.
After that she pulled out a little notepad and headed back to our car to
get the details. So being all set, just having the tent
already waiting and upright we cooked a dinner of 6 massive burger on our little
backyard grill and surrounded by the great Pacific fog fell asleep on the grass
just somewhere between our car and the tent. Good times!
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