Sunday, August 2, 2009

Fish, Family and a Lot of Fun!

What a weekend! Hyrum's parents and younger brother came to visit and boy did they treat us well! We spend Friday day driving to Lincoln City, Depoe Bay, and Newport. That evening for dinner we grilled Red Snapper, Sole, Scallops, and the largest looking shrimp I'd ever seen! Delicious. We were almost bombarded by seaguls, they circled our little area and kept closing in on us. I felt like I was being watched from all angles. That evening we downed a tub of Tillamook Mud Slide ice cream. (Seriously, if you have never tried this you need to! As Nacho would say it..."It's the best!). Saturday we woke up to cloud cover (ahh don't you just love the Oregon coast) and headed to the Saturday's market. After seeing delicious home made breads, flowers, and the cuttest old man selling pictures we headed to Florence for the Sandrail Adventures. But before that we spent a fantastic lunch at the Bridgewater Cafe in Old Town Florence. We stuffed ourselves with clam choweder, coconut prongs, crab tuna melts, oyster sandwiches, shrimp fettucini, and a whole lot of onion rings. After we were completely stuffed we then packed up in the car again (Poor Spencer, he's the tallest out of all of us and was stuck in the very back of the car with all our luggage, he was a trooper though!) to the Sandrail Adventure. I thought I was going to loose my lunch a couple of times but what a ride! All in all it was a fantastic weekend!

4 comments:

Skippy said...

I like how Hyrum pulled the goggles down for the picture. Too cool I see.

Kristin said...

Holy cow! You guys are always doing something fun up there. I love it! (For a gal that doesn't eat seafood, however...this trip sounds like one I would have had to pack my own meals on) ;) Love you guys!

Jean Bean said...

Awww, I just love your updates, Allie!!! What a fun weekend, especially with family! I will have to make a visit up there sometime, it seems a culture that would suit me well!

Mary-Anne said...

Hey! I just ran across your blog...thanks again for the pineapple and for hanging out last night. It was good seeing you guys!