Oregon 2007
Oregon 2007
Ah, it was very relaxing going to Oregon, it was fun and I had a great time...most of the time, I ended up sleeping in the car....which made me realized, if I ever do a road trip, I doubt I'll be useful driving....I get so sleepy...>< (Now, Andy, geeze, that guy can drive....w/o getting sleepy or tired) Let's see if I can re-cap:
Friday (August 31)
Andy picked me up in the morning, afterwards picked up Grace and Rose in Southcenter. Later we drove down to Tacoma to pick up Tony. From there, it was about a three hour drive down south to Portland; we were stuck in traffic several times, but we played some games in the car to killed to time, mainly that one game Elisa got me on my Birthday. (It lists "Would you Rather" questions, such as, "Would you rather pee marbles or poop tennis balls?", "Would you rather shave your father's hairy butt, or your mother's bikini line?"....stuff like that...=p)
We got to Portland around 1 PM, and we decided to do lunch at BJ's, and had some pizza. Afterwards, we went to Multnomah Waterfall, which is the 2nd highest waterfall in the United States. We spent a couple hours hinking upwards all the way to the top of the waterfall. T'was a good workout. Afterwards, went to downtown Oregon to check in at our hotel, it was such a headache, as there were so many one way streets and road closures...>< We checked into the hotel, and walked to the mall to do some light shopping. (I got "The Legend of Heros" for the PSP for $17.99...gotta love that no sales tax) heh...That night we had dinner at Koji's, a Japanese Restaurant, very good stuff. Later that night, we played Taboo till 1 AM...=p
Saturday (September 1)
Woke up at 9 AM-ish, and went to a coffee shop with Tony and Rose in downtown to enjoy coffee and pastries. Afterwards, we did some shopping. I decided to get my Mom and Sister's birthday presents, as their birthdays were coming up. The added plus was that there's no sales tax, which was great. I ended up getting my sister a JUICY purse and my mom a COACH purse. Each item was, yup, expensive. To my craziness, I ended up carrying those purses in my backpack for the reminder of the trip. (It's mind numbing that in my bagpack is worth almost a whole paycheck!) >< Ah well, it's for my mom and sis...=p I'm still baffled on girl's fasination with shoes and purses...and clothes...>< Me, I'm just simple with me video games and animes. =p After our morning shopping, we headed to wine country on highway 26. (We got some gas, and forgot that in oregon, they pump the gas for you!)
By mid-day, we were in Forest Grove, wine country, we had lunch at Grand Lodge, it was a fun lunch, however a bee kept landing on our food, and we attempted to shoo it away several times...>< After lunch, we went to Elk Cove and Kramer Vineyards, were we sipped and sample wine, and bought several bottles of wine. (I think I'm in the process of collecting wines...I'm fond of wines now) =p Andy tried some wine, but I made him spit it out in teh spit bucket. =p It was a beauiful place, the vineyards were lush and ripe, and the wines were great!
After the vineyard excursions, we drove back to highway 26 and headed west. We found some lodging along the way (about 30 miles away from the beach). For $70, we got a decent size apartment in this cabin structure. It's about 1.5 bedroom, with a fold out bed on its sofa, as well as a kitchen. =p We dropped off our stuff there, relaxed, and then headed westward.
We got to Cannon Beach, and it was a lovely day, we walked over a mile on that beach and went to Haystack Rock, which is this gigantic rock near the beach. We got close there, and observed all the wonderful; marine sea creatures there, from starfishes, fish, mussels, seagulls, etc. After spending the afternoon at the beach, we went out to a restaurant closeby and had some seafood for dinner. After the meal, we decided to do a bon fire, so we went to the local supermarket and got some firewood, marshmallows, etc.
We got to the beach, set up a fire, laid a blanket out, roasted marshmallows, laid back and gaze at the stars, and luckily, we saw some great fireworks that night as well. The stars were beauiful, like gems spilled onto a dark blue cloth...^^ We stayed there till the fire died, which was around mid night.
Andy then drove us back to the lodge, we all showered and relaxed. Now, it was almost 1 AM, and Andy won't sleep! He rather stay up all night. I told him that he's the only driver and he's driving us all to Seattle the next day, so that would mean 5-6 hours of constant driving! I ended up grabbing Andy by his hands and took him towards to his bed. I then tucked him and bed and told him to go to sleep. =p
Sunday (September 2)
We woke up in late morning, went to Camp 18 to do lunch. Camp 18 is a giant restaurant. It has the largest and heaviest beam used for that structure, which weigh at 18 tons. Food was great there! They call pancakes, "flat cars" there. After lunch, we went to Seaside, when we got to teh beach, there was a massive and heavy sand storm at the beach, sand were flying everywhere! Grace had to close her eyes and we had to be at both sides of her, guiding her along the way. (She wore contacts, and didn't bring any sunglasses) We ended up taking refuge from the sand storm in downtown, and did some shopping there. After shopping at Seaside, we decided to drive back to Seattle.
Andy drove all afternoon, we did a pit stop at Kelso, WA, went to McDonalds to do a lil break. Then, drove to Olympia, WA to do dinner, we walked about downtown, sightseeing, and finally did Japanese food that night. good stuff, afterwards, andy drove us home. It was a fun trip...=p
Ah, it was very relaxing going to Oregon, it was fun and I had a great time...most of the time, I ended up sleeping in the car....which made me realized, if I ever do a road trip, I doubt I'll be useful driving....I get so sleepy...>< (Now, Andy, geeze, that guy can drive....w/o getting sleepy or tired) Let's see if I can re-cap:
Friday (August 31)
Andy picked me up in the morning, afterwards picked up Grace and Rose in Southcenter. Later we drove down to Tacoma to pick up Tony. From there, it was about a three hour drive down south to Portland; we were stuck in traffic several times, but we played some games in the car to killed to time, mainly that one game Elisa got me on my Birthday. (It lists "Would you Rather" questions, such as, "Would you rather pee marbles or poop tennis balls?", "Would you rather shave your father's hairy butt, or your mother's bikini line?"....stuff like that...=p)
We got to Portland around 1 PM, and we decided to do lunch at BJ's, and had some pizza. Afterwards, we went to Multnomah Waterfall, which is the 2nd highest waterfall in the United States. We spent a couple hours hinking upwards all the way to the top of the waterfall. T'was a good workout. Afterwards, went to downtown Oregon to check in at our hotel, it was such a headache, as there were so many one way streets and road closures...>< We checked into the hotel, and walked to the mall to do some light shopping. (I got "The Legend of Heros" for the PSP for $17.99...gotta love that no sales tax) heh...That night we had dinner at Koji's, a Japanese Restaurant, very good stuff. Later that night, we played Taboo till 1 AM...=p
Saturday (September 1)
Woke up at 9 AM-ish, and went to a coffee shop with Tony and Rose in downtown to enjoy coffee and pastries. Afterwards, we did some shopping. I decided to get my Mom and Sister's birthday presents, as their birthdays were coming up. The added plus was that there's no sales tax, which was great. I ended up getting my sister a JUICY purse and my mom a COACH purse. Each item was, yup, expensive. To my craziness, I ended up carrying those purses in my backpack for the reminder of the trip. (It's mind numbing that in my bagpack is worth almost a whole paycheck!) >< Ah well, it's for my mom and sis...=p I'm still baffled on girl's fasination with shoes and purses...and clothes...>< Me, I'm just simple with me video games and animes. =p After our morning shopping, we headed to wine country on highway 26. (We got some gas, and forgot that in oregon, they pump the gas for you!)
By mid-day, we were in Forest Grove, wine country, we had lunch at Grand Lodge, it was a fun lunch, however a bee kept landing on our food, and we attempted to shoo it away several times...>< After lunch, we went to Elk Cove and Kramer Vineyards, were we sipped and sample wine, and bought several bottles of wine. (I think I'm in the process of collecting wines...I'm fond of wines now) =p Andy tried some wine, but I made him spit it out in teh spit bucket. =p It was a beauiful place, the vineyards were lush and ripe, and the wines were great!
After the vineyard excursions, we drove back to highway 26 and headed west. We found some lodging along the way (about 30 miles away from the beach). For $70, we got a decent size apartment in this cabin structure. It's about 1.5 bedroom, with a fold out bed on its sofa, as well as a kitchen. =p We dropped off our stuff there, relaxed, and then headed westward.
We got to Cannon Beach, and it was a lovely day, we walked over a mile on that beach and went to Haystack Rock, which is this gigantic rock near the beach. We got close there, and observed all the wonderful; marine sea creatures there, from starfishes, fish, mussels, seagulls, etc. After spending the afternoon at the beach, we went out to a restaurant closeby and had some seafood for dinner. After the meal, we decided to do a bon fire, so we went to the local supermarket and got some firewood, marshmallows, etc.
We got to the beach, set up a fire, laid a blanket out, roasted marshmallows, laid back and gaze at the stars, and luckily, we saw some great fireworks that night as well. The stars were beauiful, like gems spilled onto a dark blue cloth...^^ We stayed there till the fire died, which was around mid night.
Andy then drove us back to the lodge, we all showered and relaxed. Now, it was almost 1 AM, and Andy won't sleep! He rather stay up all night. I told him that he's the only driver and he's driving us all to Seattle the next day, so that would mean 5-6 hours of constant driving! I ended up grabbing Andy by his hands and took him towards to his bed. I then tucked him and bed and told him to go to sleep. =p
Sunday (September 2)
We woke up in late morning, went to Camp 18 to do lunch. Camp 18 is a giant restaurant. It has the largest and heaviest beam used for that structure, which weigh at 18 tons. Food was great there! They call pancakes, "flat cars" there. After lunch, we went to Seaside, when we got to teh beach, there was a massive and heavy sand storm at the beach, sand were flying everywhere! Grace had to close her eyes and we had to be at both sides of her, guiding her along the way. (She wore contacts, and didn't bring any sunglasses) We ended up taking refuge from the sand storm in downtown, and did some shopping there. After shopping at Seaside, we decided to drive back to Seattle.
Andy drove all afternoon, we did a pit stop at Kelso, WA, went to McDonalds to do a lil break. Then, drove to Olympia, WA to do dinner, we walked about downtown, sightseeing, and finally did Japanese food that night. good stuff, afterwards, andy drove us home. It was a fun trip...=p