Last time I blogged, we were 750 miles to the south… Today, we checked into Portland, Oregon. This will be the last stop of our vacation… Over the past 3 days, we traveled from Carmel to Sacramento, California, then to Medford, Oregon, and then to Portland, Oregon. During this stretch, we traveled the Interstate 5, a major highway running South-North in the interior of California, Oregon and Washington. The drive was not as pleasant as the drive down, which we […]
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 […]
Today was a transit day, with us finally leaving Cannon Beach for our next destination. We left under a heavy fog, that prevented us from seeing the sun rise… That was good, since I probably rose after the sun did, anyways… Bad habits die hard!! Unsurprisingly, driving along the coast under heavy fog is not very exciting… We made due by stopping in Chillamook, home of the Tillamook Cheese!! Yeah!!! Cheese!!! (I’m faking excitement here…) If you like rubbery cheese, […]
Beach life is the way to go, people!! After a delicious breakfast at ‘Lazy Susan Cafe’, we headed for a stroll on the beach, where we spent the next 2 hours walking, enjoying the freedom, the sun, the breeze and the scenery! A great start of a day, if you ask me!! We spent the rest of the day wondering along Hemlock street (did I mention that this city only has 1 street??), checking out art galleries, candy stores, shoe […]
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 […]