Kevin and I took his sister Tammy and his mother JoAnn to the Oregon Coast and then on up to Seattle. We drove to Multnomah Falls which is so beautiful and then on to Portland. The next day we visited the Rose Garden which is beautiful too and then drove to the Pittock Mansion. I loved the mansion. We toured the home and I was asked to play the piano....I was nervous and very unprepared but made myself do it. I wish I could have been alone in there and I would have played all night! Then we drove to Seaside to stay the night and captured the most beautiful sunset!
The next day we drove to Cannon Beach. What more can I say? If you haven't been there, you really must go! I could have sat in a chair and stayed their forever....with a good book, pizza and Sprite Zero! Ahhhhhhhhhh. Then we drove to the Cape Meares Lighthouse. It was quite a walk down and quite a HIKE back up....I thought I might die. But the view was fantastic! Then we drove up to Astoria. I love Astoria! We toured the Flavel House (the bedroom of the owner felt very haunted to me) it was old and creepy and not kept up as nice as the Pittock Mansion. We found the "Goonie" house.....if you haven't seen the movie, you need to - it's a classic! Tammy and I walked out on the pier to see the sea lions...sooo many of them, they were loud!! Then we drove up to the Column. It was 164 stairs straight up and I actually did it! Great view. We stayed the night in Lacey, Wa and ate dinner at the "Red Bicycle" which had dueling pianos!
The next day we drove to Seattle. We went to the Space Needle, JoAnn had never been before so it was really fun for her. It was a bit cloudy. We ate at Ivar's and took the ferry to Bainbridge Island. I love any kind of boat or ferry! Then we went to Pike Market but they were closing so we only got to see the guys selling fish and a few of the flowers. Tonight we ate at Ivar's restaurant right on the water. We found a GREAT park with a view of the city and the Space Needle at night!
The next day we rode the train(?) or lightrail...whatever it's called into Seattle and watched a Mariner's game. It was great. The last day was just a lot of driving, everyone was tired and it was good to get home. I think JoAnn had the time of her life and she's still telling everyone about it! Thanks again, Kevin for a great trip!
