Yesterday we had a beautiful drive through the redwoods. (Beautiful is probably redundant when discussing redwoods!). On a whim we followed a sign off 101 that said “coastal route.” It was a great twisty, unimproved road along the bluffs. Hmm, what’s that, an old farmhouse along the cliff? Look, there’s a sign, let’s stop. WWII Radar Station? Yes we had stumbled across a surviving WWII coastal radar station that had been cleverly built to...
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Monthly Archives: May 2002
Brookings, Or
Beautiful drive down the coast. Stopped to play in the tide pools near Hecata Head. Jim, trying to get the perfect angle to photograph the bridge, got surprised by a wave and ended up wading. Nadya found starfish, sea urchins, snails, mussels and an unknown rock creature. Bandon: Stop for the cheese, stay for the fudge. Nadya remembered in the nick of time that Bandon is famous for its cheese, so we provisioned at...
Newport, Oregon
Left Portland at 10am. Rusty saw us off. Kato was hiding under the bed. As is the norm in Portland, it was raining. Headed for the Oregon Coast. Found the Aquarium and admired the jellyfish and otters. Checked into the Inn at Yaquina Bay, conveniently located across the street from the Rogue Brewery in South Beach. After a long afternoon of drinking beer at the brewery we agreed to carry a case of beer...
Two more days
While Jim is relaxed and giggling, I have two more days of work. But they’re getting shorter!
Sabbatical starts!
This week has been consumed by getting the Elan ready for some bodywork and last minute planning. I’ve found some good information on Death Valley and how to get to “The Racetrack” If you don’t know about “The Racetrack” in Death Valley stay tuned. My Golf game didn’t progress fast enough to play a serious round over the next couple of weeks. Hitting the ball straight is the exception rather than the rule. More...