I've been wanting to do a road trip to the Oregon coast. We had planned to do this drive this past May, but since Oregon was under Covid lock down then, we limited that trip to the northern Calif coast - Fortuna, Ferndale & Eureka.
Oregon was out of lock down by July, so we departed for Oregon on 7-6-21.
Our 1st night was in Fortuna, CA at the Redwood Riverwalk Hotel which has a Tesla destination charger. When we road trip, my preference is to stay at hotels that have a place to plug my car in so I have plenty of miles in the morning.
We bought our current Tesla model S in late 2016 because I wanted to do more road trips and the care came with free supercharging & autopilot. On road trips, I drive most of the time and use autopilot, which allows me to glance at the scenery (I keep both hands on the steering wheel in case the car does something stupid). We stop to plug the car in at Tesla superchargers about every 100 miles, which allows us to go to the bathroom, have something to eat or drink and to walk around a bit. With this relaxed schedule, I can drive for hours and not be exhausted when we arrive at our destination.
Our 2d night was in Port Orford in southern Oregon at a VRBO cabin. I would have preferred staying in Bandon or Brookings, but there were no places available in either town. Our VRBO cabin was brand new, and I think we might have been the 1st people to stay there. The cabin was very nice, with new furnishings, and had a nice view of a nearby lake. The nearby small town of Port Orford however was a big disappointment - there were a couple of seafood restaurants in town, but they were packed and we ended up just ordering fish & chips to go.
Our next 3 nights were at the Salishan Resort in Glenedon Beach, Or, which is about the middle of the Oregon coast. The Salishan Resort is one of our favorite places to stay - the rooms are large and well furnished, it has Tesla destination chargers, there are several restaurants, the grounds are nicely landscaped, and it is surrounded by a golf course.
The Oregon coast is green, pretty and cool but windy. There were many other travelers there, so restaurants were crowded. In the larger towns along the coast we ran into stop & go traffic. There always seemed to be a cold wind blowing, so whenever we went for a walk I had to wear a couple of layers of warm clothes.
Here's a photo of beaches I took while on a hike at Cape Lookout.
After our stay at the Salishan, we headed home, staying overnight in Crescent City, CA. There is a Tesla supercharger not far from the hotel we stayed. Although Crescent City is a decent sized town, it lacks many decent restaurants. Fortunately, Marge found a good Mexican restaurant near the Tesla supercharger where we had a nice dinner.
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