Looking forward to our gourmet breakfast created by Chef Lenning Blanks ( is that a made up name??). He greets us, a large, red headed lumberman type. For our breakfast 1st a plate of assorted local berries and fruits, then his creation : a potato cake, with a poached egg over prosciutto with a mushroom sauce. It is so delicious. We meet his assistant Rose and immediately like her.
We head to town , gas up our rented Ford Fusion and head west. We travel to the ocean on the Sunset Highway, a fabulous route which at times feels like you are being squeezed by enormous pines on either side. Trucks carrying enormous logs pass by.A great ride terminating at Cannon beach named either after our ancestors name or the fact that a canon washed up on its shore in the 1800's
The beach is wide and flat ,the ocean is dotted with massive rocks. We toe dip it's COLD , we stroll along the water accompanied by lots of people and dogs. The downtown is filled with cute, unique shops and restaurants. We have lunch at a local eatery and head back towards Portland and it's wineries in the Willamette Valley.
Here the weather crescendo is at 4, it is now registering at 99 degrees . We head uphill to the Ann Amie winery named after owners' daughters Ann and Ami, the view is spectacular but the heat is oppressive so we do a tasting indoors. Their pino noir is wonderful. We exit a bit giddy me more so than him( the driver).
We dine at Acadia, a Cajun eatery, Monday turns out to be their popular "cheap eats" entrees are 1/2, $12, we sit at the bar as the joint is packed. We watch the bartender make oyster shots in quick succession it's their specialty (ugh....) The food however is flavorful, delicious, hush puppies in marmalade sauce, corn dusted catfish, and jambalaya yummy
We head "home" and sit in the back garden talking about the great day we've been fortunate enough to enjoy
The title our sons loved the movie Goonies, scenes were filmed at Cannon Beach, who'd have thought we'd visit one day
annie
2017-09-13
Beautiful country and beautiful people!
Lorraine
2017-09-13
What a great day! Such a wonderful itinerary.
Michael
2017-09-15
Very cool, looks exactly like the movie
Stephen C
2017-09-20
I always wondered what beach that was in the movie. I recognized it immediately.