Back on the road today, Saturday, and heading toward Bandon, Oregon to Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (http://www.bandondunesgolf.com/) —Dave is SO EXCITED! We said good-bye to the Gilbert Inn after a scrumptious homemade breakfast of quiche and coffee cake. The views of the Oregon coast line are amazing on this stretch of 101 (check out this pic at Neahkahnie), and the towns are adorable with local art shops and cafes. It seems the people in this part of the country take their coffee very seriously. There are drive-through espresso shacks about every 2 blocks with names like ‘The Human Bean!’
So… At noon we arrived at the Rogue Brewery (http://www.rogue.com/brewery.html) in Newport, Oregon to have lunch with our good friend Erik’s parents, Darlene and Jim Leklem, who live about an hour’s drive east. It was a great break to the drive and the conversation, as usual, was splendid! On a side note, the beer was out of this world. Unfortunately, after what seemed like a much too short hour and a half chatting/laughing with the Leklem’s, it was time for us to get on the road for the final run down 101 to Bandon. Fortunately, we were armed with some great travel literature provided by Darlene and Jim, who also suggested some cool locations to pull into along the route.Now we’ve arrived at Bandon Dunes and we’re off to explore!
3 comments:
The local beverages are great. It seems like the west coast uses local brews and wines to help with the anxiety of a Tsunami.
How is the food? How are the prices?
hey amy and dave its rebecca andi and beth...we saw amy's status on facebook and decided to take a look at your blogs! it sounds like your having a really nice time! rebecca went to pikes place market and saw them throw the fish...it was really cool! did you see it? oh and i had stArbucks at the first ever too haha this will be really cool to look back on in a couple of years! we love you and have an amazing trip! upload more videos and give a thumbs up so we no that your saying hi to us =] xox rebecca andi and beth
My grandma lived in Grants Pass, OR, and whenever we went to the coast we stayed in Bandon. I love that stretch of highway. The PNW beaches are great for exploring - you can spend hours checking out starfish and sea anemones, and climbing on the rocks. So many great memories there.
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