Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Today was the first day of our long anticipated road trip. The plan is to drive down the Oregon coast, swing inland and visit the Webbs and the Kendalls, drive out to Livermore to see Mary Ann’s parents and old friends, head up to Lake Tahoe, stopping along the way to visit the Gibsons, back to Provo to attend Aubrey’s voice recital, then down to visit Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, back to Provo to pick up Evan, Driel, Moriah and Aubrey, and then home for Thanksgiving. Whew!
We got off a little later than planned, largely due to a bike problem. I had a bike shop tune up and repair Evan’s older mountain bike. When I took a test ride this morning, I realized the gears were not shifting properly and had to take it back down to the shop. They got right on it and installed a new grip shifter, and all was well. It was just about 1:00 pm when we left, and unlike the last week, the weather was gray and a bit foggy.
We traveled down I-5 as far as Eugene and then headed over to the coast. As we left the Willamette valley, we left behind the fog as well. The drive to the coast was glorious!
The fall colors were beautiful and the mountains verdant and green. As the sun was getting lower, we alternated between cool shade and bright warm sunshine. Sun glasses went on and off with each transition, but it was all good.
We took a short detour to see if we could discover if Mapleton had a “downtown” area. It doesn’t, other than a few business along the highway. But we did find their high school, a nice little place.
We arrived in Florence at about 4:15 and headed south on 101 looking for a nice play to stay for the evening. Just across the bridge we saw a Best Western that claimed to have the best view in town.
We decided to check it out. The view, looking across the bay at the town of Newport itself, really is lovely, and we decided to stay.
After enjoying an early and healthy meal at famous Mo’s diner (we each had grilled fish) we walked over to BJ’s Ice Cream and shared a scoop of pumpkin ice cream slathered in hot fudge sauce. Yummy! Then back to our lovely hotel room where we attempted to watch a Net Flix DVD on the laptop, but alas, the disk was too scratched. We read our books instead, took an invigorating swim in the indoor pool and a soak in the hot tub, and then retired to a very comfortable bed at a nice early hour.
Today was the first day of our long anticipated road trip. The plan is to drive down the Oregon coast, swing inland and visit the Webbs and the Kendalls, drive out to Livermore to see Mary Ann’s parents and old friends, head up to Lake Tahoe, stopping along the way to visit the Gibsons, back to Provo to attend Aubrey’s voice recital, then down to visit Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, back to Provo to pick up Evan, Driel, Moriah and Aubrey, and then home for Thanksgiving. Whew!
We got off a little later than planned, largely due to a bike problem. I had a bike shop tune up and repair Evan’s older mountain bike. When I took a test ride this morning, I realized the gears were not shifting properly and had to take it back down to the shop. They got right on it and installed a new grip shifter, and all was well. It was just about 1:00 pm when we left, and unlike the last week, the weather was gray and a bit foggy.
We traveled down I-5 as far as Eugene and then headed over to the coast. As we left the Willamette valley, we left behind the fog as well. The drive to the coast was glorious!
The fall colors were beautiful and the mountains verdant and green. As the sun was getting lower, we alternated between cool shade and bright warm sunshine. Sun glasses went on and off with each transition, but it was all good.
We took a short detour to see if we could discover if Mapleton had a “downtown” area. It doesn’t, other than a few business along the highway. But we did find their high school, a nice little place.
We arrived in Florence at about 4:15 and headed south on 101 looking for a nice play to stay for the evening. Just across the bridge we saw a Best Western that claimed to have the best view in town.
We decided to check it out. The view, looking across the bay at the town of Newport itself, really is lovely, and we decided to stay.After enjoying an early and healthy meal at famous Mo’s diner (we each had grilled fish) we walked over to BJ’s Ice Cream and shared a scoop of pumpkin ice cream slathered in hot fudge sauce. Yummy! Then back to our lovely hotel room where we attempted to watch a Net Flix DVD on the laptop, but alas, the disk was too scratched. We read our books instead, took an invigorating swim in the indoor pool and a soak in the hot tub, and then retired to a very comfortable bed at a nice early hour.
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