Heceta Head Lighthouse B&B

After a lifetime of driving past it — and despite the ghost stories — we spend a night at the iconic inn

The B&B looking east, shortly after sunset on Oct. 9, 2024.

HECETA HEAD — Given that the place is supposedly haunted, I must begin my column about our stay at the Heceta Head Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast with something strange that happened in the middle of the night.

About 3:30 a.m., I awakened from a deep sleep. Outside the half-opened window to the south…