Hell yeah! Chris and I took advantage of the three-day weekend for a little trip to the coast. The weather was fairly cold, windy, overcast, and rainy, but what could be better for a snuggly visit to a B&B in Newport? We headed west from Portland, stopping in Depoe Bay to watch the storm waves come in and manifest themselves in spouting horns:
The coast was very beautiful but we were very wet by the time we got to Newport. We stayed at the Green Gables B&B - we could see the ocean from our Turret Room, and after settling in a bit we went out to the waterfront for some dinner at Rogue Public House. Chris and I debated the restroom designation system (are girls barley or hops?) enjoyed chowder, beer cheese soup, and bruschetta. Chris also enjoyed the Yellow Snow, which necessitated him testing the restroom designation system. After that we went back to the inn and watched a couple of movies - by then, the storm was really howling, complete with lightning, thunder, crazy wind, and horizontal rain.
The next morning we were supplied with delicious quiche and fruit bread, then we were off to the Oregon Coast Aquarium, which was really fantastic. The displays were really beautiful, and we took loads of pictures. We managed to get yelled at for touching sea creatures by a couple of volunteer attendants (they looked like they were in touch pools, ok???), but we got out of there before we started any real trouble.
After that we drove back up the coast, stopping at Cape Foulweather to check out the fortune teller, world's largest insect, and penny smasher. We ate a quick lunch at Mo's (chowder and grilled cheese sandwich - yum!) then headed back east to the city. I had a fantastic weekend, but it was entirely too short! I guess I'll just have to look forward to President's Day...
I will be posting all my pictures from this trip in a slide show (at right), so check them out!
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