The Oregon Coast!!!!! Yes, call us crazy, and even more crazy to go 4th of July weekend, but completely unplanned drove to the coast. Being a wife and mother you know it was a little hard to say "OK" to this as we tend to have to plan these trips for weeks or months before going- but for once I said all right let's just wing it! And wing it we did! We threw a tent in the car hoping to camp, but soon found out if you want to camp on the coast that weekend you book your spot at LEAST a YEAR in advance!!! We thought it was kind of funny that the first person laughed at us for asking if they had a spot available, but after 7 people laughed in our face, it got to be a bit frustrating and embarrassing!
Needless to say we learned many things on this trip- that being one of them. We were getting to be a bit scared now, not so much excited to be there when there was NO PLACE for us to stay! Not even a stable! A girl did suggest throwing our tent up on this grassy hill off the highway - "It's totally legal" she said.....mmmmm not thanks:) Finally we found one roachtel..I mean motel to stay at for the night. It was a bit scary and old, but the bathtub in this place was so big that all four of us were swimming in it! Not kidding!
Anyway, after the comfort of knowing we had a place to crash and getting in some good clam chowder since we were starving, the rest of the trip was amazing, even if it flew by super fast. I am so glad we just decided to hop in the car and go and take a fun first family vacation on our own. We danced in the FREEZING ocean, played in the soft warm sand, saw AMAZING ocean views, visited a few of Ben's cousins that happened to be there too, and watched the fireworks right on the beach- however, Ben and I both agree that the Idaho Falls fireworks show cannot be topped!!
Thanks, Dad, for thinking up this great adventure for us and we will definitly be making the trek again- only this time with a bit more planning!!!
4 comments:
Looks like a blast! So fun that you did it!!
"hey hey missy...you gotta go to the bathroom" or something like that. You know - I have several goonies memories of you! :)
(Sam...not signed into my account right now. oops)
Oregon is so pretty, looks like the road trip was a blast.
Looks like you guys had fun. Next time you go to the oregon coast you have to go farther south it's even prettier down there. Happy Birthday Jadyn. That is one cute puppy too.
Glad you had fun...kudos to Ben for planning a fun trip!!! It looked beautiful! Was it stinky in your car with 2 dogs breathing on you for 9 hours? :)
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