Oregon’s free “Whale Watch Spoken Here” events will happen at fifteen State Parks along the central and north Oregon Coast next week. Staffed whale watching runs from 10 a.m. through
My older son Chory visited last weekend. It was a maiden coast trip for his newly imported 1991 Honda Beat and a chance for socially distanced carry-out to celebrate the season. He brought Mackerel Jack Crudo, Steamer Clams and Rock Crab Chowder fresh from Nevor Shellfish Farm in Netarts. If you have a chance, plan a trip over the Three Capes Scenic Route for celebratory take-out with your near and dear ones. It s fare that makes a meal into an event. The crudo is among my top five favorite bites of a lifetime.
Whales are migrating this winter, as always, and can be viewed from shore most days if we know what to watch for. This year s winter whale watch week (traditionally the week between Christmas Day and New Year s Day along the Oregon Coast) will not include volunteer staff and the Whale Watching Center in Depoe Bay is closed, all do to Covid-19 precautions.