Moved into the apartment - sorry for the delay - been super busy. Pics and details of where we are staying to follow (when Ed is back at work and I have nothing to do!!!)
Today we drove 90 mins to the Pacific Ocean and the Oregon Coast. We took in a number of small seaside (oceanside?) towns along the way including Asto
ria - where they filmed The Goonies and The Ring.
ria - where they filmed The Goonies and The Ring. The weather was cloudy and overcast (something we're used to) so we needed our warm coats on. Highway 101 passes through numerous state parks and tiny, summertime resorts. It was nice and quiet on the roads although locals warned us of parking chaos during the summer months.
The Haystack rock in the background of this photo is 250ft high and you can access it at low tide - no chance for us today. It marks the end of Cannon Beach - a lovely, upscale resort - although again, very quiet when it's 1 deg. C outside.
As we followed the highway around "hug cove" so named because the road "hugs" the cliff we quickly ascended into the mountains. The views from the cliff where amazing!!!
We had to head back towards Portland early as we didn't fancy driving the winding pass back in the dark - although doing it during the day just made me feel sick!!!
I have started to get to know a few people, this is my coffee buddy (Jack)- he lets me do all the talking although he never pays!!!
Love Liz (and Eds)
Amelie says: How did you get to the beach? Can you tell me about more cliffs that you saw and how high the mountains were? What are you going to do next? Love Amelie xxx
ReplyDeleteHi Amelie
ReplyDeleteWe got to the beach by driving on some twisting roads through lots of pine trees (very beautiful). There were lots of cliffs and when Eddie was driving he was sometimes looking at the view and not the road -eek! The mountians near the ocean were not super duper tall - only about 900ft. Hopefully our next trip will be ski-ing at the REALLY BIG mountain (Mount Hood) which is 12000ft tall - a big difference!
Love Liz xxx