The last day of the IFYE Conference was to be a trip to the Hatfield Marine Science Center and the Oregon Coast Aquarium for dinner. We could not enter the aquarium until it was closed and the people were gone so we had to come in the back door at 6 PM as the regular visitors were leaving out the front. That meant that we had a day at the coast. 
The Hatfiled Center does have a few exhibits but I think the biggest draw for the people planning the conference was we could be there before it closed and we could have the auditorium for our final meeting. During the day there were three other tours we could take until meeting at the Marine Science Center at 3:30.
I chose the lighthouse even though I had just been there. The other two were basically visiting the waterfront tourist area. Great for the people out of town but not so nice if you have been there many times. I was hoping for some good pictures of tide pools or a different view of the lighthouse. And then we did not visit the interpretive center on the last visit so that was a draw.
Well the day started out great. We got on the bus at 10:30 and started to the coast. While the other groups could choose from the many restaurants on the waterfront for lunch we were to eat at Izzy’s. That is fine because the buffet has a great many choices and great salad bar to keep everyone happy. The only problem is we all ate more than we needed.
But that is were the problems started. When the bus driver tried to turn the engine off in the bus it wouldn’t stop and then when it did it wouldn’t start again. Well at least we were at Izzy’s. While we ate, they ordered in another bus from the valley and a mechanic. In addition they called one of the other buses from one of the other tours to take us to the light house after lunch. After all they had nothing to do until about 3:30.
So we were off to the Lighthouse and I started at the interpretive center before walking down to the lighthouse. About half of the group started at the lighthouse. The walk to the lighthouse is about a fourth of a mile and provides some great views. Since it was high tide t
he tide pools were eliminated but I had hoped to go up in the lighthouse or climb the hill to get a different view of the lighthouse. Well since we didn’t have our own bus the time at the lighthouse was cut short by about 45 minutes. So the climb up the hill was out and with twenty people from out group and the other people visiting the site the line for the lighthouse was long and only a few can go in for each visit. I opted for the beach. There were the usual large number of birds and seals on the rocks and the birds were building nests. A number of the gulls were catching small fish to eat but I could only get a shot of a gull in the water not flying through the air with a fish.
The Hatfiled Center does have a few exhibits but I think the biggest draw for the people planning the conference was we could be there before it closed and we could have the auditorium for our final meeting. During the day there were three other tours we could take until meeting at the Marine Science Center at 3:30.
I chose the lighthouse even though I had just been there. The other two were basically visiting the waterfront tourist area. Great for the people out of town but not so nice if you have been there many times. I was hoping for some good pictures of tide pools or a different view of the lighthouse. And then we did not visit the interpretive center on the last visit so that was a draw.
Well the day started out great. We got on the bus at 10:30 and started to the coast. While the other groups could choose from the many restaurants on the waterfront for lunch we were to eat at Izzy’s. That is fine because the buffet has a great many choices and great salad bar to keep everyone happy. The only problem is we all ate more than we needed.
But that is were the problems started. When the bus driver tried to turn the engine off in the bus it wouldn’t stop and then when it did it wouldn’t start again. Well at least we were at Izzy’s. While we ate, they ordered in another bus from the valley and a mechanic. In addition they called one of the other buses from one of the other tours to take us to the light house after lunch. After all they had nothing to do until about 3:30.
So we were off to the Lighthouse and I started at the interpretive center before walking down to the lighthouse. About half of the group started at the lighthouse. The walk to the lighthouse is about a fourth of a mile and provides some great views. Since it was high tide t
he tide pools were eliminated but I had hoped to go up in the lighthouse or climb the hill to get a different view of the lighthouse. Well since we didn’t have our own bus the time at the lighthouse was cut short by about 45 minutes. So the climb up the hill was out and with twenty people from out group and the other people visiting the site the line for the lighthouse was long and only a few can go in for each visit. I opted for the beach. There were the usual large number of birds and seals on the rocks and the birds were building nests. A number of the gulls were catching small fish to eat but I could only get a shot of a gull in the water not flying through the air with a fish.
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