Saturday March 17th 2007Today we're off early for a 3 1/2 hour trip to Reedsport OR to see Umpqua River Lighthouse where we climbed the lighthouse, and visited the museum. The highlight of the visit is below.
Umpqua River OR Red & White 1ST Order Fresnel 
Umpqua River OR Then we're off to Bandon OR (1 1/2 hours) for lunch in town at the Bandon OR Fish Market where we had some very fresh fried fish. Big delicious juicy prawns for me. MaryAnn had snapper which she raved about.
After lunch we traveled a few blocks outside of town for a photo op of Coquille River Light before visiting the lighthouse upclose at the park.
Coquille River Lighthouse OR from across the river 
Coquille OR UpcloseWe now head to Gold Beach OR for the night, and find a restauraunt on thr River for our St Patricks Day celebration including Guinness and Green beer.
Sunday March 18th 2007Sunday morning we're up early for our 4 hour boat trip to St George Reef and maybe some whale watching. The boat is bigger than expected and the seas are calm. Good start on a partly cloudy day.
[We were suppose to out to StGeorge on the helicopter and land on the lighthouse but were not allowed by the Fish & Wildlife Commission at the last minute. (That was my main reason for going on this trip) Derith scrambled to find the boat as an alternative. The guy doing the restoration can't even get out there to do maintenance because of the sea gulls and seals.]
St George Reef Lighthouse is huge! You can't believe how big until your close. 17 foot high rock with a 90 foot tower. It was 7 stories high. It had a 1st Order fresnel."AMERICA'S MOST EXPENSIVE LIGHTHOUSE; ENGINEERING FEAT TAKING 10 YEARS TO CONSTRUCT, BUILT BY GEORGE BALLANTYNE; REPLACED BY LARGE NAVIGATIONAL BUOY; RELIT AS PRIVATE AID TO NAVIGATION IN OCTOBER 2002"
St George Reef CA- larger than life 
St George Reef CA and Whale BlowingPulling out of the marina we find Pelican Bay which we also spotted on the boat.
Pelican Bay OR - private light
