if we could do the vacation over again, we would change these last few days. we LOVED the beach at lincoln city and we both regret not just staying there for the remainder of our trip. it was perfectly kid friendly. i thought what i wanted out of the oregon coast was the craggy, rocky beach with tide pools. so we compromised by staying two nights in lincoln city (a FLAT beach) and 2 nights in seal rock. but we found seal rock to be completely un-nerving. the waves crashing up on the rocks is beautiful from afar, but with four little kids... it was scary! we never were really that close to the waves and we only went out at low tide, but the hubs and i were still really uncomfortable at seal rock.

lincoln city on the other hand, was a dream. our guesthouse was steps from the beach, had a hot tub overlooking the ocean, was equipped with a set of bunk-beds; it was completely comfortable in every way. we loved, loved, loved every minute of it. plenty of time for wadding in the ocean, flying kites, hot-tubing, eating yummy foods, taking mid-day naps, experiencing the whole relaxing vacation feel we were yearning for. *sigh* it was just perfect!