Today’s drive down the Pacific coast was fairly rushed. We didn’t get going until after midday thanks to the huge breakfast we were served at the lighthouse (see my previous post).
There’s a lot to see on on the US 101 
which runs north to south down most of the coast from Seattle to California, from huge sand dunes to giant redwood trees to elephant seals sitting on the rocks. We managed to pick up a map from the Oregon tourist office and made several stops along the way to check out the views.
We also got to see a rare but somewhat sad site as we drove towards California, two whales had got themselves stuck in a river estuary by swimming in at high tide and one of them is still stuck. It’s been there for a couple of months and is drawing a large crowd but realistically won’t make it back into the ocean.
Anyway, tonight we’re staying in Eureka 
(yes, really!) and tomorrow we set off inland towards Lake Tahoe.