Day 19, Lincoln City, OR, to Vancouver, WA

A leisurely morning, waffle with strawberries and whipped cream for breakfast, a little shopping around, and then we set off down the Oregon coast. We had decided to alter our planned route and head back to the VW dealer to decide whether we should try to make it home in the Passat or sell it and rent a car to get home. So we only drove about 30-40 miles down the coast. It was really beautiful, with rocky shoreline, sandy beaches in some places, quiet coves, and points of land into the Pacific. We then turned inland and drove back over the Coast Range mountains and turned north to Portland/Vancouver. We went back to the VW dealer and talked to the service advisor and the technician who worked on the car. The technician said he would drive the car to Texas, but he also said check the coolant flow occassionally by checking to see if the heater was putting out hot air. That was not very encouraging so we talked to the used car manager about selling the car to him. Then we went back to our motel to make our decision about what to do with the car.