One last day of driving. We travelled over 5,000km, visited to a zoo, went to three aquariums, explored a theme park and toured an aircraft carrier. All in 9 days. We were very tired by the time our final day came along. Our night two destination was Newport Oregon and we got in very late. Thankfully, we only had about 7 hours of driving left so we had some time to sleep in and tour the town before we left. Our day started with a beautiful view from our hotel room. We had gotten in late enough that we knew the ocean was out there but we couldn't see it.
We didn't get to see much of Newport but we're pretty sure the Aquarium is worth going to. All we had time to do was tour the gift shop. There was a line up out the door and parking lot was big and full. If we go back we will have to check it our in more detail. Another highlight is apparently rocks. Several of the stores in The Pirate Plunder Antiques and Collectibles Mall had many locally sourced rocks. I would have loved to find the beaches they were getting them from. Jars and jars of agates to be found.
The Pirate alley was okay but a bit of a gimmick to have people check out what was mostly just second hand stores. There were a few local artists with some interesting things. If it was located on the water I think it would have been better. As it was, it was really just a business park.
We had a great time on our trip and we're all warmed up to do the same thing to Disneyland with the cousins this summer.
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