It dawned a beautiful day. We found an independent bakery and got scones, cookies, and snack bars then headed from Vancouver, WA to Astoria, OR. We visited the Columbia River Maritime Museum, wondered if our grandmothers bought any of the salmon packed here, and learned about the treacherous nature of the Columbia River Bar. After lunching on “The Best Pizza in Town” we headed for Fort Clatsop and visited the reconstruction of the fort where Lewis & Clark’s Corps of Discovery wintered in late 1805 and early 1806. We’re now on the east side of Portland staying at at Motel 6. Back in 1973 when we first stayed at a Motel 6, it cost $6 a night!
What a treat to pause for a BBQ lunch with the locals at Pearl Country Store and Barbecue on US-441 in Micanopy, Florida. It’s a taste of the Florida we remeber from our youth.
By deliberate choice we were in Medina for all the winter holiday festivities from Candlelight Walk in the days before Thanksgiving through A Christmas Carol and A Celtic Christmas as well as an Alex Bevan Concert and a historic house tour all the way through Medina’s 31st Ice Festival but perhaps the highlight was the town hosting hundreds of folks whose homes and lives were devasted by Hurricane Helene at the A Promise of Christmas Event the middle of January. It’s an honor to be a part of this amazing community!
The warmth we anticipated when we headed to the Caribbean in mid-January didn’t really materialize but the fun we had with our dancing friends and the great crew of the Margaritaville at Sea Islander more than made up for the not so favorable weather.
Once again it sounds like you are having fun. Keep an eye out for sasquatch as you you travel the mythical State of Jefferson.
$6 in 1973 works out to $29.61 in 2008 dollars. Still a pretty good deal.