Sunday, June 30, 2013
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Driving
I think that we all agree that the one major downside of our trip was that it involved a LOT of driving to destinations.
We drove to the Petrified Forest, then we drove to a hotel in California (fabulous hotel) to sleep, then we drove to another hotel (not so fabulous) to sleep. Then we drove through the Redwood Forest, up to the (closed on Tuesdays apparently...I guess I forgot to read all the information) Cape Blanco Lighthouse. None of my pictures from the light house came out. They are all like this one. It was VERY windy, foggy and drizzly. Hopefully Eric had better luck.
Then we drove to another hotel, this one with beach access, horrible parking, but yay for beach access! Then we drove to Portland, then we drove to Astoria, then we drove to Tillamook, then we drove to another hotel, then we drove all day to yet another hotel, before driving all day home.
It was a lot of driving and although we love to spend time together chatting in the car, it did get tiring after awhile. We spent some time on the less stressful roads listening to the book The Mysterious Benedict Society. A fabulous read. :)
Most of the driving was done on the Pacific Coast 101 which added a lot of time to the drive. There was so much one-lane curvy, windy driving. Eric and I are cautious drivers while many others seemed to be EXTREMELY comfortable with the roads...speeding around curves and turns. Crazy!
We got really lucky weather-wise on our trip. It was lovely, drizzly, rainy and overcast most of the time we were driving. It wasn't until the day we started driving home that the heatwave started. Even though we had a lot of driving to do, it was in our favorite type of weather.
Then we drove to another hotel, this one with beach access, horrible parking, but yay for beach access! Then we drove to Portland, then we drove to Astoria, then we drove to Tillamook, then we drove to another hotel, then we drove all day to yet another hotel, before driving all day home.
It was a lot of driving and although we love to spend time together chatting in the car, it did get tiring after awhile. We spent some time on the less stressful roads listening to the book The Mysterious Benedict Society. A fabulous read. :)
Most of the driving was done on the Pacific Coast 101 which added a lot of time to the drive. There was so much one-lane curvy, windy driving. Eric and I are cautious drivers while many others seemed to be EXTREMELY comfortable with the roads...speeding around curves and turns. Crazy!
It was really interesting driving through California. We kept seeing field upon field upon field of sunflowers. I can only imagine they are harvesting them for the seeds as it was nothing like the time we drove to Rhode Island.
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Oregon Randomness
After meeting up with the cousins in Portland, we went up north to visit the Goonies film location. Sadly we were not able to find the visitor center although this website assures me it is around somewhere: http://www.oldoregon.com/visitor-info/entry/goonies-never-say-die/
After visiting Astoria, we headed back down the Oregon coast to look for a beach to stop and visit. We drove through both Seaside and Cannon beaches but they were very touristy. We wanted something a bit quieter.
Luckily we found a nice little pull-out beach. It is now my favorite Oregon coast beach.
The last stop before we left Oregon was the Tillamook Cheese Factory. Tillamook is my favorite brand of cheese and I couldn't wait to visit the factory. I enjoyed myself greatly and ate lots of cheese including cheese curds!
After this we started the long 2-day trek back home.
After visiting Astoria, we headed back down the Oregon coast to look for a beach to stop and visit. We drove through both Seaside and Cannon beaches but they were very touristy. We wanted something a bit quieter.
Luckily we found a nice little pull-out beach. It is now my favorite Oregon coast beach.
The last stop before we left Oregon was the Tillamook Cheese Factory. Tillamook is my favorite brand of cheese and I couldn't wait to visit the factory. I enjoyed myself greatly and ate lots of cheese including cheese curds!
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Cousins!
Philip, Veronica and their kids were gracious enough to work their schedule so they could meet us at an arcade in the Portland area.
All of their kids are wonderful, sweet, and kind. They also seemed to take Aeden in stride which is always a good thing!
Leyla:
Tiko:
Laura:
Sara:
Cousins!
All of their kids are wonderful, sweet, and kind. They also seemed to take Aeden in stride which is always a good thing!
Leyla:
Tiko:
Laura:
Sara:
Lincoln City
Our first night in Oregon we stayed at a hotel with beach access in Lincoln City. Generally we prefer the state park beaches to the touristy beaches. This one was lovely, but that might be because it was overcast, chilly, and rainy while we were there.
Our hotel was near the "D" River.
While Aeden's favorite place on our trip was the Redwood Forest, he is definitely drawn to water. He can not visit a beach without getting splashed in the ocean by the waves. You would think we would then make it mandatory for him to have his swimsuit on no matter how overcast and rainy it was...but no. :)
I love this picture of Eric.
The boys looking for treasures:
My toes, which despite being named Pacific Blue, the polish did not match the ocean.
One last look:
Our hotel was near the "D" River.
While Aeden's favorite place on our trip was the Redwood Forest, he is definitely drawn to water. He can not visit a beach without getting splashed in the ocean by the waves. You would think we would then make it mandatory for him to have his swimsuit on no matter how overcast and rainy it was...but no. :)
I love this picture of Eric.
The boys looking for treasures:
My toes, which despite being named Pacific Blue, the polish did not match the ocean.
One last look:
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