Through The Keyhole

Road Trip (part 2) Keep Portland Weird

Day two of our road trip included a stroll around Nye Beach (Newport), lunch at Ona Restaurant (Yachats) where my fabulously sister cooks the most delicious food, a short hike at Cape Perpetua where we discovered the remains of a Conservation Corp Camp, agate hunting on a nearby beach, and yummy dinner with my sister's family. 

Day three found us headed home with a stop in Portland.  Browsing at Powell's, not to be missed truffle oil fries at Little Big Burger, and sweets for the road courtesy of Voodoo Donuts.  Imelda May serenaded us much of the way home.

 

Road Trip (part 1)

A long weekend and an upcoming birthday for a very important someone often leads to a road trip in our family.  This weekend has been no different.  Complete with gorgeous knitting, delicious food and tea, art, beaches, and relaxing.  Lots of relaxing.

 

Vacation Pt 2

On our vacation, we spent 3 days in Portland. I love Portland. I wonder if I could live there? I'm such a Seattle kind of gal I'm not sure. But to be near this, perhaps one of my favorite place on earth.

He is the light of my life and exactly as you might imagine from this photo.

We love the matzo ball soup and corn beef sandwiches!

Oregon Coast

We recently took a trip to the Oregon Coast, camping between Waldport and Yachats. Days filled with sun, lolling about, visiting my sister and her family.

Glorious. Until Debbie came down with the stomach flu. Northing worse than camping with the flu. Thankfully she was the only one to become ill.

There was a hike to find well hidden letterboxes on a beautiful trail.

On the way, we stopped in Portland to eat lunch at Pambiche, a wonderful Cuban eatery. Worth a detour if you're ever driving through.

The chocolate was thick and rich with a bit of spice just as the meal was.

While in Waldport, we often saw a green bicycle lieing in odd public places. We wondered how it could travel so frequently to be left unattended and unchained against buildings, on patches of grass at intersections, at the grocery store. We discovered there is not one but several bikes, available for any and all to use.

What a fabulous idea!

Along the way there were a few joyful surprises.