Showing posts with label Oregon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oregon. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Oregon Coast Vacation


 
  














Just about every 4 years my grandparents take the whole family on a summer vacation at the Oregon Coast. We typically stay in or around Lincoln City, but venture out to a few other towns on the coast and of course stop in Portland. This year, I met the fam in Portland and made the drive down the coast with them. The drive is sometimes the best part because we get to see little fruit stands and the beautiful countryside. I really do love Oregon! We rented out a house on the ocean and enjoyed some fresh fish chowda,some s'mores, a few walks on the beach, kite flying and gambling of course! Sometimes its great to just be free to do whatever and not have a rushed vacation. I felt like I got a lot of relaxing and reading in!

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Portlandia
















On our trip to the Oregon Coast this summer we decided to make a pit stop in Portland for a few nights and we ended up having a great time exploring! I hadn't been to Portland for a really long time so it was soo great to go back. We shopped in Hawthorne, ate in the Alphabet and Pearl districts, ventured around the Japanese tea garden, and got a bunch of donuts at Voodoo Donuts of course. The city reminds me of a small version of San Francisco. I just loved it!