As often can happen when traveling in the summer, all good planning can go out the window in a heart beat. Did not get out of office until 1:40pm and traffic was a nightmare! A usual three hour drive ended up being over 5 hours dues to traffic and it was not pretty.
Did not get to the hotel until after dinner as we were running so late. Stopped at my sister's place and visited for a bit and then headed off to Tad's. I knew I would enjoy the chicken livers to start. Sadly, after that it seems all three of us had misses on the main course. Janet's pasta was too pasty and thick while Damon's scallops were drenched in the sauce they made that did nothing for the flavor. I opted for the special of Razor clams and sadly they overcooked them making them like rubber, nearly impossible to cut.
Janet had dessert since she loves Marion berry cobbler and we headed for her place as the clock broached 10pm. It was amusing in that she made mention more than once of how she usually does not eat so late, but in a way it is fun to live outside the box. Dropped her off and then headed to the hotel and it was a tad frustrating in that we got stuck in a smoking room. Oh well, it happens when a hotel is sold out and you arrive with only three rooms left. Slept like a log and yet we were up bright and early as Saturday was a day of exploration. First stop was Camp 18 for breakfast.
This place is usually packed when I drive by on the Sunset Highway enroute to the coast, but this morning we got there just as they opened and only 7 other tables were filled. By the time we finished it was nearly 3/4 filled and more people arriving. We escaped just in time.
Damon was actually awake and yet not amused that there was no internet to be found. Heaven forbid that we actually conversed and enjoyed each other's company. They also had these games you could play to test your IQ.
From what I was told, this shot is all about perspective getting the beverages in and then my head. I think it is called holding the camera low on the table and shooting up and at least getting Chris when he is laughing about the fact that this is suppose to be art.
Breakfast arrived and I kid you not - this is suppose to be for one person. Thankfully, Damon took care of the potatoes - he had never had country style potatoes before and so this was a first for him and he took half the biscuit and gravy. On the other plate is scrambled eggs plus two sausages and two strips of bacon. He also had eggs and breakfast meat a la carte and so we were quite satisfied by the end of the meal.
Ah, here is Damon trying his skills at the IQ game and I am still not sure why he had me take this picture with his two iphones sitting on the game. Maybe some sort of protest to the lack of internet connection. Be fore leaving he insisted we stop and pose with some of the chainsaw art out front.
Damon had not been to either the Oregon or Washington coasts and so this killed two birds with one stone by making quick stops at Arch Cape (where we used to have a beach cottage) and then drove north and saw Cannon Beach (including a stop at Ecola State Park), Seaside (got some divinity for dessert to go with the blue cheese we had brought), Astoria (to get some wine for dinner) and over the bridge into Washington. We met Michael for lunch at The Lost Roo - his favorite watering hole in Long Beach. To be continued...
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