That's the D River in Lincoln City, Oregon. All of it. The good people of Oregon claim that the D is the shortest river in the world. The bridge I was standing on is over the edge of Devil's Lake. From lake to ocean the river is 120 feet long at high tide. The tree stumps in the river mark the high tide line. Lincoln City hosts huge kite festivals twice a year at the D River beach.
Visiting the D didn't take too long. It was after noon and I was hungry so it was off to lunch in Lincoln City. Since I had a long way to go I wanted a quick lunch. Urbanspoon told me a pizza place and a sandwich shop that I would drive be on the way out of town would be my best bets. I pulled up to the pizza place and saw that it had no customers. Not a good sign at lunch time. The sandwich place was likewise deserted. A Thai restaurant that wasn't listed in Urbanspoon had several customers.
That was a good sign!
That was a misleading sign! It was easily the worst meal on the trip. Tom Yum soup is supposed to look like this. Note the shrimp! Note the absence of broccoli! Note the absence of grayish-brownish-greenish broccoli! The soup was horrible and the chicken curry wasn't much better. It was time to get back in the car, head up the coast, and find a beach to explore.
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