Thanksgiving at the Oregon Coast

It was a tough year with grief and health challenges, including a major surgery for BethAnne at the end of September.  Also, Thanksgiving reminded me of losing Genevieve a few days after Thanksgiving the year before. So we decided to get away to one of my favorite places for Thanksgiving, the Oregon Coast.

On the drive there, we saw the sunset behind Mt Hood. It was so beautiful.

Our rental house was right on the Ocean and it was really a great view. The house was pretty nice too.

We love spending time on the beach.  The weather was really nice, even with the November chill. So sunny.

We found a restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner.  I would have settled for any restaurant, but we ended up accidentally booking a great place with a great view.

Most scenic Thanksgiving dinner ever. It was yummy too!

BethAnne stayed home to keep her dogs company. She was also still recovering from some surgery complications that had put her back in the hospital a few days earlier. She had fun celebrating Thanksgiving with my family though.

View from the back porch. 

More fun in the sand at sunset.

My sweet Mark, looking fit and handsome. As always, I'm grateful for his support of my traveling tendencies, especially this last year. 

On our last day we went to the Newport Aquarium.  It was smaller than I expected, but we loved the glass aquarium tunnels.

I tried to capture the moon on the ocean late at night. The picture doesn't do it justice, but it was spectacular. I'm glad we found this beach community (Bella Beach) a few years ago when a favorite Instagrammer (Sara from Our Best Bites) recommended it. We've stayed at three different houses on three different trips now. The house we stayed at this time was the specific house Sara recommended and it did not disappoint.  It was another magical trip.