Oregon Coast
by Hilarye
First off thank you to all who voted last week on where we should spend our weekend. We had a blast on our Oregon coast vacation- so much that I would rate it at as one of our top five favorite vacations! After an early morning flight into Portland- we rented our car and headed our way to the coast. It’s about a two hour drive to the coast from Portland, but it’s a pretty drive through the green mountains with plenty to look at. Our first stop on our coastal tour was Cannon Beach, Oregon.
Cannon Beach is a place I had visited once as a little kid when my family lived just north of Portland in Vancouver, Washington. I have very little memories of the beach except for Haystack Rock and my parents purchasing me a purple clam shell that is still in my possession (it sits proudly in our downstairs bathroom). We quickly found a place to park and spent much of the morning exploring the beach, tide pools, and walking hand in hand barefoot on the sand. It was pretty chilly at this point in the morning, but the sand was still warm enough to walk on with no shoes. We enjoyed the scenery, fresh sea air, and taking pictures. We began to get hungry and after walking over a mile along the beach decided it was time for lunch. We had heard of Mo’s Chowder from not only doing our own research but from recommendations of family members. It’s no secret I enjoy a quality bowl of clam chowder- ESPECIALLY when served in a delicious sour dough bread bowl. So I was more than excited to give this place a try. Supposedly it’s nationally famous. I was very pleased with the clam chowder and even surprised to see Reid give it a try. I can’t say that it is the best bowl I’ve ever had- I did grow up near San Francisco. But it was still satisfying and warmed us up for our mile back walk along the beach.
