It’s been a couple of days since I last blogged, and quite a bit has happened. For ease of reading, and for my own sake, I’ll list the items as a bullet-point list: Forgot to tell you that we saw a black bear in Florence the other day! He – or she (I didn’t check…) – crossed the road 50 yards from the car… Unexpected and a little freaky! Did not have time to get my camera, amongst the flurry […]
Yesterday was another travel day, from Florence, Oregon, to California. After a very nice strong coffee at Siuslaw River Coffee Roasters in the old town of Florence, we headed south for the dunes. Indeed, a lot of sand!! We continued on the windy US-101 for most of the day, followed by the resilient layer of fog, that the sun was trying to conquer in vain. A lot of amazing vistas along the way… Damn elks, they shot our […]
That’s it, today is the day we should have left… But there’s no rush! We have no reservation, no set itinerary, and no timeline. We certainly don’t want this trip to feel like work!! Today was a day to wrap up everything before leaving. It was actually good to take this extra day to take care of business – literally. Plus, packing is something we hadn’t done so far. It is now – kinda – done. Note that leaving for […]
Hey folks, This blog post is not about a new drug… This is about my latest project, Pacific Coast Highway… The project is to go down the Pacific Coast Highway (or in the same general direction), from Vancouver, British Columbia, in Canada, to southern California, around San Diego or thereabout. The goal is to see as much as Washington, Oregon and California as possible, drink, eat, take wonderful pictures, and enjoy life, away from work!!! Funny that I started this […]