by iainandcai | Aug 14, 2015 | Oregon
DAY FOURTEEN From Nehalem, we drove 100 miles down the coast to the town of Yachats – pronounced yah-hats – (one of the ‘Top Ten Coolest Small Towns of the USA’ according to Budget Travel magazine) and the Overleaf Lodge where we had booked an...
by iainandcai | Aug 13, 2015 | Oregon
DAY THIRTEEN After our brief sojourn in Portland(ia), it was time to get back onto Highway 101. Driving out to the Pacific Coast, we decided to take a little bit of Portland with us — in the shape of a wonderfully kitsch cherry-pie air freshener. First stop when...
by iainandcai | Aug 12, 2015 | Oregon
DAY TWELVE We were only in Portland for a couple of days so we decided that the quickest way to learn about the city and see the essential sights would be via a morning walking tour — luckily we found a free tour run by Portland resident Erik Kennon that...
by iainandcai | Aug 11, 2015 | Oregon
DAY ELEVEN At first glance, the itinerary for day eleven was fairly nondescript. Much of our time was simply travelling on the interstate highway from Olympia, WA to Portland, OR, and there was nothing particularly remarkable about the journey itself. But there was...