Thanks to the glory of free wifi, I'm writing live from my motel room bed in Eugene, OR, on our way to Portland. I wish I knew my way around so we might have found a more, um, scenic? cultural? how about "less industrial" part of town to stay in. As long as I'm wishing, let's tack on a few extra hours last night and this morning to have a look around too. Got in, got fed at Olive Garden, found a market for cold medicine, checked email, went to bed, and we'll be on the road again before long.
Other highlights from the road...incredible drivers, not maniacal ones like we're used to, but the ones who insist on driving 5mph below the speed limit in the fast lane and won't budge. The locals in Grants Pass...we stopped for gas, and while it was a nice surprise that apparently Oregon has full service gas everywhere, the locals we were surrounded by at the AM/PM make Reno look like Portland in its cultural excellence and GP look like one big Sun Valley, and not the nice part towards the back. Construction on 395, CA36, CA44....Lola's crankiness before her nap....brief torrential rains...roadside scrap metal dragon art...(dragon photo as well as some nice Mt. Shasta pics on this page)
Well, it's about time to rouse the rest of the Tiars from bed and get the show on the road. Portland awaits.
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