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Here is Gary with his pup, Jazzy.  They are in love.

The sea lions in Newport can be heard barking in the distance during all daylight hours.  It certainly isn't a sound we hear at home but kind of fun.  The campground here is in the same area as the Oregon Aquarium and the Oregon State University Marine Research Facility.  We have been to the aquarium many times, including when Keiko, the whale from the Free Willy movies, lived there.  There was great controversy about building a newer facility here because of being in the tsunami area.  I think they decided to build it somewhere else.

NOAA/Newport buoy

We had a very restful day yesterday.  We must have really needed it because both of us fell asleep several times. Lunch was at the Flashback Diner, which is a combination 50s diner and ice cream store.

We downloaded films onto Gary's tablet so we have some backup in case there is nothing on TV.  We usually do this before we leave on a trip but we didn't have our act together this time.

We are parked next to a large parking lot which serves the marina and has many, many street lights.  We noticed that half of the street lights are turned off.  I hope this is a conservation effort on the part of the city of Newport.

The marina

Golf may not happen on this trip because of the rain and cold.  Poor Gary.  But, we are doing fine just relaxing.  Tomorrow we move to Florence, OR.