Chris and I walked on the beach for 3.5 miles. It was a brisk wind blowing in our faces as we walked northward to the jetty. I was just glad we were able to walk with the wind at our backs on the return trip.
Today was the day for the jet boat tour. It started at 11:30 and we tried our best to bundle up in layers. We were told that the weather would be cold close to the ocean and warm up as we skimmed upstream on the boat.
We had a couple of families in front of us on the boat and a younger couple behind us with a young son named Magnus. His first couple of “wheeees” were cute. The next 500 were not.
The jet boat zoomed up the Rogue River with Darren as our driver. He gave great info about some of the wildlife, the history, and the bridges along the river.
There were a lot of smaller boats coming down the river, lots of people camping along the river, and many just hanging out for a bbq on the holiday weekend. Each time we came upon groups, Darren slowed to a crawl in order to not cause too much wake. Some groups, having experienced the jet boats before, yelled “spray us” as we passed. Darren was happy to oblige and either created a big wake or sprayed the groups as we passed on by.
Some groups even did their best to spray us with water cannons as we passed. They weren’t too successful but Darren had a lot of fun pulling doughnuts in the river and showering us with water.
My advice, cover your legs and hands with sunscreen. Put sunscreen on your face. Wear layers. And if you really want, bring a blanket for the beginning and ending of your tour for the crazy cold wind.
Early in the afternoon, we stopped at Agnes on the North side of the river for our first pit stop. We brought some of our left over pizza for a quick snack. Good thing since we didn’t actually stop for “lunch” until 4 pm on the south side of the river. If you can see, the sign on top of the store read "High water, December 22, 1964". The store sat at the top of the bank, quite a hike above the river.
We rode up to Blossom Bar in the jet boat and then began our return trip. We stopped in Agnes at the Cougar Lane Lodge for lunch. We thought the food would only be so so, but were pleasantly surprised with a tasty late lunch.
Since our lunch was so late, we just had leftovers and popcorn after returning to the condo around 6:30 pm. Fun day.
Chris and the girls had sunburned thighs and faces. I wore capris and avoided a sunburn there but managed to get a little pink on my hands and feet.
