Airstreaming with Sally & Betty

I know I am repeating myself, but it must be said! Oregon is by far one of the most beautiful states I have visited! It just keeps getting better! The drive from Coos Bay to Brookings provided seemingly continuous jaw dropping views. My pictures truly do not do the scenery justice. Example of bad light on a beautiful beachscape Since we travel generally between 11:00AM and 3:00pm, the sun is never well placed. Taking this into consideration means that 50% of the time, I would have to shoot into the sun to get the most beautiful views. So, take what you see and double it and you start to understand the beauty that is everywhere on this coastline. Brookings is pretty much the most south western town in Oregon, close to the California border. We stopped for a great lunch on our drive down in Port Orford. It was a tiny little town but our restaurant had a great view and amazing menu. Of course I found bay view real estate for sale! This was not the first time that we half-...

Jeff's Coronado garage Any of you who know Jeff even remotely will understand that his favorite part of our home is the garage. In fact, getting a two car side by side garage was pretty much the only reason that he got excited about finding a new home in Coronado a few years ago. In fact, even after painting and cabinetry improvements, the garage is our number one project when we get home. We need to epoxy the floors and perhaps add a coat of paint, at least to the trim. So back to the blog. As I was walking through some nearby neighborhoods one day in Brookings, OR, I started to notice all of the HUGE garages that are either attached to homes or built standalone beside homes. I would estimate that 50% of these homes had garages with big tall bays and every last one of them seemed bigger than the houses. It should also be noted that a majority of these houses were pre-manufactured homes of some type or another. Being from TN, my first thought was long haul tractor trai...

New Sisters-in-law We detoured inland to Eugene for four nights to visit again with Scott Clark (the youngest of the three) and his new bride, Judy deGrandpre.  We told a lot of stories and one of us drank a lot of wine :) Oh, you remembered that I was on a diet? Yes, sometimes celebrations with new family BFFs call for libations as well. Jeff shot antique rifles with Scott, Evan and Marshall's girlfriend, Katie. Scott and Judy entertained us by making dinner together and Jeff and I even hosted a dinner at our place. We really enjoyed our time there. South Tree Island Back in Florence we energetically tackled a one and a half hour hike through the sand dunes.  The Oregon Dunes National Recreational Area is found in the Siuslaw National Forest and is another gem to visit along the coast. This is one of the largest expanses of temperate coastal dunes in the world! We found them mesmerizing - like something in an Indiana Jones movie - without the snakes! App...

Our plan was to drive the length of the coast of Oregon along US Hwy 101.  The 101 actually starts in Washington near Tacoma and goes north and around the Olympic Peninsula to the Western Coastline.  I had driven this route years ago and it didn't provide any scenery better (or even as good as) what we had seen in central Oregon.  So, we caught up with the 101 just north of Astoria and are following it along until we take a quick detour to Eugene for a visit with Scott and Judy Clark. Beautiful Cannon Beach Haystack Rock We drove through Seaside where the Hood To Coast route terminates and stopped just short of halfway to Tillamook for a long walk and lunch in Cannon Beach. Haystack Rock is not to be missed and we saw it from multiple angles.  It was another warm and sunny day at 70 degrees, so we enjoyed another 10K step day in the sand. The tide was pretty low, so Jeff walked over to the rocks for a close up.  Cannon Beach is small and tourist...