Road Trip>McMinnville Oregon
Published January 31, 2010 Oregon , Oregon Roadtrip , PDX Roadtrips , Pacific Northwest , Portland Oregon , Restaurant Reviews , Uncategorized Leave a CommentThis weekend was a blast — rollerskating on Friday night at Oaks Park then packed up for a quick trip to McMinnville on Saturday. Char and I headed out to the countryside to explore the area around McMinnville. This area is packed full of wineries and attracts the wine and cheese bunch from Portland and the surrounding area. Char and I are more beer and nut types so we took advantage of the sunny January day to sit on the roof of our hotel – Hotel Oregon – and sip their suds. Hotel Oregon is part of the Mcmenamins empire and is a noisy but fun place to stay. We had drinks and appetizers at a fancy restaurant in the area but sadly, were not inspired to order a main course. The place was way overpriced and the food was average – disappointing after reading a glowing review from the Oregonian – maybe it was an off night. We decided instead to fill up on beer at a dive bar down the street and spent some time stalking Ranch Records which was closed but had a good window display. The next night we had a kick-ass, delicious, best-steak-I’ve-had in-many-years dinner at Laurelhurst Market. Yay!! Some snaps below:
Road Trip > San Francisco > Golden Gate Bridge
Published January 21, 2010 Uncategorized Leave a CommentRoad Trip>Half Moon Bay, CA>Cameron’s Pub
Published January 21, 2010 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Half Moon Bay, road trip
Cameron’s Restaurant and Inn in Half Moon Bay, CA: This here is one of my favorite places on the planet. Located on on an amazing stretch of California coast between San Francisco and Santa Cruz, Cameron’s offers brews, burgers and buses. A British Pub with a smoking bus, tons ‘o suds, shuffle board, arcade games, darts, pool & fish and chips…I’ve had many good times here after long bike rides or pumpkin hunts.
Things to do: Christmas Tree Surfing
Published December 29, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: Christmas Tree, Random Fun
I’m always so late to the fads… I just learned of Christmas Tree Surfing as illustrated by Tom, Ray & Jon in the video below:
These guys seem to know how to have a good time. Echoes of Teen Wolf, I’m liking it.
Road Trip > Santa Cruz, CA
Published December 15, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: road trip, Santa cruz
After our stop at Casa de Fruta we headed to Santa Cruz to visit Lizzy G. It was an amazing day: Clear, warm with big waves. We wandered around downtown, went to the butterfly preserve, visited the beach and hit up the boardwalk. Some snaps:
Road Trip > California > Casa De Fruta
Published December 14, 2009 road trip 1 CommentTags: casa de fruta, road trip
Casa de Fruta is a roadside oasis that began in 1908 as a humble stand selling goods from their orchards. They now dub themselves as a “Roadside Orchard Resort” and boast buildings filled with fruit, nuts, strands of braided garlic, bins of candy, local citrus, wine tasting, bathrooms, antique farm equipment, gas station, RV hookups, a miniature train, pounds of salt water taffy, a two-story carousel, ponds with ducks, a café that serves buffalo burgers. There is probably a petting zoo somewhere. It’s the story of car culture and the American Dream, baby!
And next time, Char, we ride the train ya hear?!
Road Trip > Fresno > Chicken Pie Shop
Published December 14, 2009 Uncategorized Leave a CommentTags: chicken pie shop, Fresno, road trip
As part of our Fresno culinary excursions on a recent trip to California’s heartland, Char and I stopped in The Chicken Pie Shop for steak and fries. Just kidding… we had Chicken Pie and a biscuit. Yum. This place hasn’t been touched since the 50s or 60s… a Fresno treasure.



































