California, Oregon

Today was another Sunrise (actually before sunrise) to Sunset (ok, after sunset) day!   We drove and/or were in the car for over 16 hours, a repeat to what we did on Tuesday.   Milestones… over 2500 miles driven; peaked the Fiat at 101 MPH; after over 5 close call car incidents, no car troubles or crashes to report.  Whew!

Highlights of the day… visiting Newport and Lincoln city along the 101 Oregon Coast (which by the way, if you get nausea from the smell of fish, don’t visit!); hanging out at the Portland Oregon Temple before checking into our hotel; and lastly, $2 burgers from a little burger joint called ‘Burgerville’ in Gresham, OR.

Portland Oregon Temple

Along the way, we had some good conversations and incidents with local peeps in Newport and Lincoln City.    One was with a young lady that worked at the candy store we parked in front of in Newport.   We started talking and come to find out she had never seen a paper map before (I bought one that was bigger than my old one as my eyes are getting old); Another was with the Bar Tender at the restaurant we ate dinner at (we didn’t want to wait the 45 min for a table so the hostess offered to have us sit at the bar, which we kindly accepted) and once she found out Joey was underage, kicked us out (which ended up being ok, as eating on a picnic table along the coast line was much more fun than eating at a bar!)

Newport US Coast Guard

Yaquina Bay Bridge