Last night's weather was a doozy. A storm rolled in a with very high winds, so much so that our tents were struggling to stay grounded. Luckily heavy rain didn't come with the storm so we stayed dry. We headed out at 8am and warmed up on a big 2.5 mile hill. Coming down the hill was rather interesting to say the least. With the wind howling in our faces combined with rain our faces were stinging coming down the hill. I for one was laughing the whole way down at the situation.
The objective of the day was to get to Lincoln City and take a combination of buses to get to Waldport. In Waldport lives some of our family from my Dad's side, more specifically my Dad's mom's sister's son Stede and his wife Amy. We've never met them but have heard about them over the years from our Gramma Betty.
Anyway our ride today was incredible today. We went through a winding country road with old growth forest and also saw some great coastline on 101.
When arriving in Lincoln city we ate lunch at a safeway As we waited for the bus. Luckily we got a bus schedule in the safeway to make sure on the times of the bus because the bus doesn't run on Sundays, so we didn't waste time on waiting and got right on the road. We ended up riding in the night for an hour to get to Stede and Amy's house which was not desirable but we arrived safely.
We got to their house at 8:45pm and were greeted by Amy who was very energetic and welcoming into their home. Stede was at work at the hospital until 12am so we did not meet him until the following morning. About 11pm Hutton their son came in and we enjoyed meeting and talking to him.
After a long night of conversation we hit the sack and set our alarms for 9am for the next morning.
-JS
9/26
Today was a very eventful day as we embarked on our trip to Portland. In the morning we gathered in the kitchen and were able to meet Stede and talk to him for a good hour. Stede left for Portland where they have a second house which they rent. They offered us their Portland house to stay in for the night since their is not currently a tenant their.
After planning our day Amy drove us to Newport to pick up our rental car from Enterprise.
We rented a little compact car and drove 2.5 hours to portland and started our day at a bar called Mint to try their avocado daiquiri.
Logan, Stede and Amy's daughter, met us there. We were very fortunate to be able to meet the whole family! And having Logan as our tour guide for the night was a real plus! We hopped around a handful of different spots in the city with Logan's help, including Amnesia Brewing, Liberty Bell, Barbar, and the McMenamins Kennedy School.
-AN
9/27
The day started at Amy and Stede's Portland house as we all woke up, talked with Stede for a bit, and headed to the stepping stone for breakfast. The breakfast was awesome with huge larger-than-the-plate pancakes and good food and atmosphere all around. The drive home was quick as we rushed to get the car back by 1:00 to avoid late charges. After we got back enterprise dropped us off at the Rogue brewery in Newport. The food was good and we sampled a wide range of their beers. The sampling inspired us to buy some of the chocolate stout to take back to Amy's for use in beer floats that night.
Amy picked us up from the brewery at 3 pm, and we decided to just spend another night there relaxing and enjoying the scenery and company. A walk down to the beach brought us through hidden lake and onto a much larger beach than expected.
We cooked a dinner for us and Amy which included Chicken Parmesan and beer floats for desert. We all really enjoyed the relaxing day. Thank you Amy and Stede!
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