This past week Stacie and I headed back to the States to visit my family on the Oregon Coast. We flew into Seattle on Friday afternoon and got to see our good friends Dan & Jodi as well as catch-up with our old Bible study crew on Saturday morning. From Seattle we drove the Pacific Coast Highway (101) down to Rockaway Beach Oregon!
The appeal of the Oregon Coast is the natural beauty and small towns that dot Highway 101. The weather is usually mild and the Pacific Ocean is COLD! The caramel corn however, is alway just right and Stacie knows just where to find her caramel apples.
Seaside Beach scenery
One of our favorite stops is Seaside Beach. The main attraction is Stacie's afore mentioned caramel apples but the real crowd pleaser is an old time bumper car extravaganza! The whole family enjoys trying to inflict neck and back injuries on anyone who dares enter the arena.
Pure Bumper Bliss!
It's hard to tell from the picture but my sister is seven months pregnant. You leave the country for a year and a lot changes!
Brandon, Heather and Us
Here's a shot of Oregon's natural beauty. This tree is located in Cape Meares, which is named after British explored John Meares.
Octopus Tree
Here's me and my mom enjoying the Cape Meares Park scenery.
Me & Mom
One day we ventured down to the Tillamook to partake in the county fair. If Tillamook sounds oddly familiar it might be because you've enjoyed Tillamook Dairy ice cream or cheese (and if not, you really should). We bet a few dollars on the horse races but came out a loser, actually it was a photo finish but that didn't stop them from keeping our cash.
As we've commented before I have an affinity for VW's and the Tillamook Dairy was rolling modified VW Busses, aptly named the 'Mini Loafs'. It's hard to see in the picture but they are about the size of a Mini Cooper. Needless to say I thought they were blog-worthy.
Mini Loaf gets big props
Deacon racked-up the frequent flyer miles on this Edinburgh MBA adventure but we're happy to say he's safely home. I think he enjoyed the beach more than anyone. He'd play in the sand and water until he was limping (not exaggerating) then cry to go out again when we put him in the beach house.
Deacon enjoying American soil...well, sand
We had to get back to Seattle to catch our flight home and we were happy to stay with our friends the Dobbins. Their son Blake is cute enough that Stacie and I have contemplated 'baby snatching' him on more than one occasion. Blake demonstrated how a Gordito's Burrito should be eaten!
Open mouth, shovel, repeat
Overall the trip was an amazing success! We arrived in Edinburgh yesterday morning and lasted until about 5:00 pm before succumbing to jet lag. Not to worry, we were sound asleep when the alarm went-off 13 hours later at 6:00 am!
We will be in Scotland through the end of the month then we're off to visit Stacie's family in Virginia and move home. Time does really fly.
-Kyle
2 comments:
So glad that you had such a fun trip! And I hope your last weeks in Scotland are great!
It was great to see you guys, can't wait until you're back for good! How was the reunion between Deacon and Mercedes??? I hope your mom got it on tape! :)
Jodi & Dan
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