Sunday, July 19, 2015

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Home to Vancouver, Washington

Day 7
Hotel Breakfast
Eggs, 1/2 grapefruit, 1/2 bagel
On the road at 9
Lunch in Bend at 10 Barrel Brew Pub : Coo Coo loud
Home over Mt Hood to Boring to pick up Pilgrim.
So Great!
Home to 97* heat
Finish our lunches and watch the news.
Call Dad

What the 7 Day road trip has taught:
A good nights sleep is important
Try the decaf ( watch iced tea)
Meditate w ear buds.
Be flexible with diet
I can eat bacon! Or not:)
Request Blt= Alt avocado

Saturday July 18, 2015

Klamath Fslls, Oregon

Day 6
good night's sleep.Up at 9:00
Buy a Lyle Lovett CD for road
Songs from the Movies
Check out, cash out!
Call Dad, get gas
Breakfast in the car:
Tangerine, cherries, almonds, granola bar, water, bb yogurt
Meditation;
Gladdening the Heart, "turns a meal into a Feast"
Susanville Safeway, lunch to go
Elk Buck cross the road hwy 395
Lunch under a Juniper
Chix chipotle wrap, po salad, nectarines and teas B/W
Stop Tule Lake internment momument
Cimarron Motel Klamath Falls.
GreatDinner at Klamath Basin brewery. 96*
Potato skins
Hummus and pita
Spinach salad
Burger.
4 brews: Blond, Red, revolution and Vanilla Porter .



Friday, July 17, 2015

Reno, Nevada

Day 5
Up at 8:30
Feta spinach quiche
Pog, eng. muffins and fruits
Off at 10:00 for Reno!
Lake Elmanor
Locust Cloud plague
"Major deer crossing" sign
Lumberjack Cafe in Susanville
Rite Aid for scotch and sunglasses
Drove to Reno
Silver Legacy
See / tw Keith Sewell Mandolin player: wow!!!!!
Won 23.00
Freshened up for dinner at The Pearl.
$1.99 shrimp cocktails
Bloody Mary
Huge Caesar Salad!
Dan NY steak, me Coconut Prawns
Showtime! Francine's grand entrance "Wild Women".
Encore "Savior http://www.metrolyrics.com/pass-me-not-lyrics-lyle-lovett.html.
Right to Bed!







Thursday July 16, 2015

Forest Ranch, California

Day 4
Up to alarm and decaf
Breakfast scrambled eggs
Oj danish coffee.
Tree bathing hwy 36
Pampas grass/ redwoods scrub oak.
Madrone, mixed firs, pine, redwood.
Red Fox dashes across road!
Patina! Eel River IPA 93•
Fluffy blue pine Sugar Pine ?, sage brush
Red Bluff
Tremont Cafe and Creamery
Blt onion rings iced tea
106*
Butte County/ wheat fields, oak and walnut orchards. 
Visiting Larry and Ida
blackened Salmon rice broccoli and fresh fruit.
Bedtime at 9.




Wednesday July 15, 2015



Fortuna, California

Day 3
Superfly!
Breakfast Burrito / Bloody Mary
Yogurt granola fruit bowl mint
Redwood Highway
"The redwoods are as wide as the night sky"
Lunch in Trinidad
Steelhead IPA veggie wrap
Hefe and club sandwich
Meet Bella Holmes in Arcata
Tight dark space
Drive to Eureka for a stroll and
And Gallagher's Irish Pub: Harp/ Eye of the Hawk ukiah
Re booked a spot in Fortuna
Comfort Inn
Nibbles: cheese crackers, apple and cherries, granola and 1/4 club sandwich
Read.







Tuesday July 14, 2015

Brookings, Oregon

Day 2
We Slept until 8:30
Breakfast at the hotel 
Yogurt/ orange/ muffin
We drive a bit to have coffee with Stan and Ann Pusieski. Dan and Stan worked together at the Eugene Register Guard.
Lunch is in Coos Bay. We check trip advisor for suggestions and drive right to 
Fishermans Seafood Market. Itis simple and fresh Fish n chips with iced tea.
After lunch i call "Old Kenneth" as he says when he answers the phone. Margaret is home from the hospital.
BeachFront  inn in Brookings is really nicely positioned on the beach. We have a small balcony, but we can't wait to go beach combing. And rock climbing.
After a happy hour for two we  
Read/ nap. The a short drive into town for Dinner at Superfly in Brookings.
I order a Wedge Salad with blue cheese, tomato and bacon with a balsamic drizzle
And a Watermelon martini. Dan chooses the Hamburger and a Peach Martini!
Back to the beach for sunset, we settle against a log to watch a trawler come in to moor.

"Waves, like green beach glass, shatter upon the sandy shore."