So our fall 2018 Air/Road Trip is off and running. On Friday we took Execucar to the airport and flew non-stop on American Airlines to Portland, Oregon. The flight was on-time and we were at Portland Airport before 1 PM. A shuttle bus and a check-in line later and we were in our rental car heading to Depoe Bay. The car is a dark blue (not navy) Nissan Rogue. It only has 5,000 miles on it, and it rides perfectly. Comfortable. We name our cars: this one is blue so its name is Blue.
Before programming the GPS for Depoe Bay, we set it to take us just across the border into Washington to visit Costco. Oregon has Costco’s but they are not allowed to sell wine or liquor. So we bought some Kirkland vodka and twelve bottles of Oregon wine as well as a folding chair. I always buy a chair because the ones on our balcony in Depoe Bay aren’t very comfortable. I leave the chair there when I leave but I have no expectation that it will still be there a year later when we come back. We also bought a block of cheese and some frozen chicken bakes (which will be tonight’s dinner). No coolers! We need one for the car.
Then we headed toward Depoe Bay. Two and half hours later, after one brief stop at Fred Meyer’s for a cooler and some ice, we arrived at our condo. In Depoe Bay we stopped at the Thriftway, a small grocery store, to get essentials. It’s just two minutes down from the condo. The ride was uneventful (except for dealing with Portland’s horrendous traffic). First order of business was a cocktail on the balcony. Oh, and the chair from last year is still here! Now we have two green Seattle Seahawk folding chairs.
Dinner was good. Bed was welcome after a long travel day!
Saturday was nice when we got up and it stayed nice through 4:00 PM when I am writing this prior to cocktails on the balcony. We drove into Newport (11 miles) to visit the farmer’s market and do some shopping at Safeway. Lunch was back at the condo – sandwiches made by Elaine on a delicious sourdough baguette from the farmer’s market. After a nap we walked into town (about a mile), checked out the shops (pretty much just like last year), and had the largest single scoop ice cream cones I have ever seen – Tillamook marienberry!
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Dinner tonight will be here – homemade meatloaf made by the resident chef. More tomorrow.
Beautiful spot. We have never been to Oregon. Looks beautiful, and quite cool according to the way Elaine is dressed. Low 60s? Just about 45° cooler than Scottsdale, Eh? Looking forward to following your adventure.
We are jealous! Elaine had a jacket on! It was 109 here today, just missing the record of 110 in 1979!! Pictures look lovely and we can dream about that sea air, enjoy, especially the whales!!
Depoe Bay as beautiful as ever. Love the picture of Elaine with the flowers and the ocean behind her. Forty-seven degrees here this morning. Feels great after a very hot summer.
Brilliant name for the car!!!
A whale sighting the first day, can’t get better than that! Glad you are there safe and sound. Keep posting……