Oregon

I don't even know where to start with telling you about our road trip. We had a great time, but man are we happy to be out of the car!! We left at 8pm Saturday 6/6/09. We drove all night and morning and got to Newport, Oregon around lunch time on the 7th. It was pouring rain for a large chunk of the drive, so that slowed us down a bit.

At one truck stop at about 4am we were buying munchies and Myles is just being himself (goofing off and dancing around) and the clerk says (as only a crotchety old man can) "That boy don't get out much, does he?" We all got a good laugh out of that!

We got checked in and settled at our fist hotel and Brad went out to stand on the balcony...only problem was he didn't see that the screen was closed. He walked right through it! I wish I had that on film. I was laughing so hard I was crying!!

On Monday we went Deep Sea Fishing. We caught 24 fish! Shakierra caught 10 and kept reminding us all that she caught the most! :) We also dropped crab pots while out fishing. So when we got back into the dock they steamed the crabs right there for us. They also cleaned the fish for us and we had them freeze packed to bring home. While we were out on the boat it was getting a bit choppy. We had on borrowed jackets for us wimps who get too cold, and Myles says as the boat it pitching too and fro "Great I am going to die in an ugly jacket!!" He wasn't worried about the dying part, he just didn't want to be found in unfashionable attire!!

Monday afternoon we went to the Sea Lion Caves. I think that area had the most beautiful scenery and wild life of the entire trip. We saw a bald-eagle, dear, birds, and tons of sea lions. You couldn't use your flash in the caves, so the pictures didn't turn out too great, but it was cool to see!

Tuesday we went to the Oregon Coast Aquarium. It had some great unique fish to look at. My favorite tanks had the environment all made from blown glass. The tanks were just as cool to look at as the fish were.

Wednesday we went to the Tilamook Air Museum. This was Myles' favorite stop of the trip. We all loved climbing in the old cockpits and playing with all the gadgets!!

Then it was off to the Tilamook Cheese Factory. Brad thought he had died and gone to heaven! That boy loves cheese!! It was way cool to see the factory and taste the different cheeses, and the ice cream was to die for!!!

For the remainder of the trip we stayed in Ocean Park, WA. Just north of Long Beach. This was a little more remote then we had expected, but it worked out just fine. We had lots of fun hitting the local shops, building a sand castle, collecting shells, climbing light houses, visiting the Cranberry Museum, and running/walking in a 5k.

We must have consumed gallons of clam chowder on this trip!! Even Myles is burnt out on chowder now and he loves the stuff!

"A vacation is like love - anticipated with pleasure, experienced with discomfort, and remembered with nostalgia." ~Author Unknown