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Monday, August 31, 2009
Original first post
Okay, ignore the post below this. I've been alerted that the link doesn't work. Here is the post:
Andy and I are currently in umpqua lighthouse state park in our deluxe yurt. It is considered deluxe because it has a kitchen and bathroom but we didn't know until we arrived that it also has it's own personal deck and yard area, complete with BBQ!
We ventured into the nearest town last night, feeling lazy after the drive and looking for a place that would serve us food. Making sandwiches didn't appeal to us at the time. We came across a Thai food place in Winchester Bay (pop less than 1000) called Tah Tongs or something close. Being the good yelpers (yelp.com has saved us from making bad decisions many times) we used yelp but it wasn't reviewed by anyone. Next we looked in urban spoon which only told us that out of 23 people who reviewed it, 69% liked it. So we figured we would take our chance because it looked busy and well in business. We parked, got close to the door and saw a sign for video keno. Then we heard the clink of glasses and when we hit the door we realized it was packed full of people drinking and playing keno. There were only 2 people in the restaurant. We ditched and ended up going to a Chinese restaurant a town over that was a six out of ten. Bottomline? If you come to umpqua bring your own food there also aren't any grocery stores nearby so definitely bring your own food.
When we were staying at fort Stevens, our first night and stop before umpqua, our neighbor was perhaps drunk and, walking around the campsite without a flashlight, managed to fall into the 2 1/2 foot tall firepit. Which was coupled with a loud expletive echoing through the very packed park. We were trying to snicker quietly but I'm not sure how successful we were. When we got to the Fort Stevens campground neither of us had ever seen so many kids on bikes. All of the sites were huge and many people were using them as group sites. At one, we saw a pile of 11 bikes and at another we saw a ring of 17 camping chairs, all squished in around the fire pit. The chaotic tenting area was in direct opposition to the spaced out, calm, "adult" ( Andy coined), looking yurt village. Because of this, Andy said that he felt odd being the only couple in the "kiddie" campground without kids.
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Andy and I are currently in umpqua lighthouse state park in our deluxe yurt. It is considered deluxe because it has a kitchen and bathroom but we didn't know until we arrived that it also has it's own personal deck and yard area, complete with BBQ!
We ventured into the nearest town last night, feeling lazy after the drive and looking for a place that would serve us food. Making sandwiches didn't appeal to us at the time. We came across a Thai food place in Winchester Bay (pop less than 1000) called Tah Tongs or something close. Being the good yelpers (yelp.com has saved us from making bad decisions many times) we used yelp but it wasn't reviewed by anyone. Next we looked in urban spoon which only told us that out of 23 people who reviewed it, 69% liked it. So we figured we would take our chance because it looked busy and well in business. We parked, got close to the door and saw a sign for video keno. Then we heard the clink of glasses and when we hit the door we realized it was packed full of people drinking and playing keno. There were only 2 people in the restaurant. We ditched and ended up going to a Chinese restaurant a town over that was a six out of ten. Bottomline? If you come to umpqua bring your own food there also aren't any grocery stores nearby so definitely bring your own food.
When we were staying at fort Stevens, our first night and stop before umpqua, our neighbor was perhaps drunk and, walking around the campsite without a flashlight, managed to fall into the 2 1/2 foot tall firepit. Which was coupled with a loud expletive echoing through the very packed park. We were trying to snicker quietly but I'm not sure how successful we were. When we got to the Fort Stevens campground neither of us had ever seen so many kids on bikes. All of the sites were huge and many people were using them as group sites. At one, we saw a pile of 11 bikes and at another we saw a ring of 17 camping chairs, all squished in around the fire pit. The chaotic tenting area was in direct opposition to the spaced out, calm, "adult" ( Andy coined), looking yurt village. Because of this, Andy said that he felt odd being the only couple in the "kiddie" campground without kids.
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I posted to the wrong blog the first time so here's the actual post...
Just click on the link below to get to my first post. :) then come back here to read Andy's addition!
http://jaimeandandyplanawedding.blogspot.com/2009/08/first-post-from-road.html
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http://jaimeandandyplanawedding.blogspot.com/2009/08/first-post-from-road.html
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Hunting knives
Jaime neglected to mention that in Winchester Bay, while hunting for reviews about the Thai restaurant, our car was surrounded by a group of pre-teen kids with eight-inch hunting knives. The youngest among them looked like he was about 3. I can only imagine they were waiting for their parents to emerge from the clutches of the video kino machines. Surreal.
-Andy
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-Andy
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Honeymoon Itinerary!
We wanted to create a way for everyone to track where we're going to be throughout our honeymoon so here's a general itinerary:
1. Saturday, August 29th - Fort Stevens State Park (OR)
2. Sunday, August 30th - Umpqua Lighthouse State Park (OR)
3. Monday, August 31st - Harris Beach State Park (OR)
... then journeying through the Redwood National Park to get to:
4. Tuesday, September 1st - Manchester Beach, Mendocino Coast (CA)
... then journeying through Point Reyes National Seashore to get to:
5. Wednesday, September 2nd - San Francisco (CA)
... then journeying through Yosemite National Park to get to:
6. Thursday, September 3rd - Bishop (CA)
... then journeying through Death Valley National Park to get to:
7. Friday, September 4th - Las Vegas (NV)
8. Saturday, September 5th - Grand Canyon National Park (AZ)
... then journeying through Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park to get to:
9. Sunday, September 6th - Cannonville (UT)
10. Monday, September 7th - Sandy (UT)
... then journeying through the Grand Teton National Park to get to:
11. Tuesday, September 8th - Yellowstone
12. Wednesday, September 9th - Yellowstone
13. Thursday, September 10th - Missoula (MT)
14. Friday, September 11th - Spokane (WA)
15. Saturday, September 12th- Home in Seattle!
Here is a picture of all of the stops. It wouldn't actually create an outline of the route because there were too many stops for it to determine a driving route. So instead you get bubbles I guess. As you can see we're basically going in a 3700 mile circle to see the greater part of the Western US.
1. Saturday, August 29th - Fort Stevens State Park (OR)
2. Sunday, August 30th - Umpqua Lighthouse State Park (OR)
3. Monday, August 31st - Harris Beach State Park (OR)
... then journeying through the Redwood National Park to get to:
4. Tuesday, September 1st - Manchester Beach, Mendocino Coast (CA)
... then journeying through Point Reyes National Seashore to get to:
5. Wednesday, September 2nd - San Francisco (CA)
... then journeying through Yosemite National Park to get to:
6. Thursday, September 3rd - Bishop (CA)
... then journeying through Death Valley National Park to get to:
7. Friday, September 4th - Las Vegas (NV)
8. Saturday, September 5th - Grand Canyon National Park (AZ)
... then journeying through Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park to get to:
9. Sunday, September 6th - Cannonville (UT)
10. Monday, September 7th - Sandy (UT)
... then journeying through the Grand Teton National Park to get to:
11. Tuesday, September 8th - Yellowstone
12. Wednesday, September 9th - Yellowstone
13. Thursday, September 10th - Missoula (MT)
14. Friday, September 11th - Spokane (WA)
15. Saturday, September 12th- Home in Seattle!
Here is a picture of all of the stops. It wouldn't actually create an outline of the route because there were too many stops for it to determine a driving route. So instead you get bubbles I guess. As you can see we're basically going in a 3700 mile circle to see the greater part of the Western US.
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