Well, after doing the guy thing (which I really did enjoy), the 3 of us headed over to Tilamook Country on Sunday. Oh my god, it was like 7 Greyhound buses let off everyone when we got to the Tilamook cheese company. First, you stand in line to get into the place, then you stand in line to go thru the self guided tour, then you stand in line if you want to buy their ice cream (which we decided, we would buy it at the store if we wanted it), then you had to stand in line to sample 4 cheeses that you can buy at Costco.
So, we did the Liz version and I told the boys to follow me. We zipped thru over to the self guided tour and read a couple of bio's on who was responsible for getting Tilamook on the map and the dairy farmers (that was kind of interesting), saw the different quick video's of the cheese/butter process, then I zipped into the gift shop and bought my shot glass (I collect shot glasses instead of spoons when we visit places),Oh, we did get to watch a box of cheese on their conveyor belt as the production line was on vacation, yippeee!!!! we got the heck out of there and headed over to The Blue Heron. What a difference, no parking lot full of cars, vans and/or RV's. The place is a lot difference. They have more of a cheese shop but we got to sample cheeses you normally don't see in the grocery store and/or Costco. They also have all kinds of jellys, jams, etc. So we settled on some crackers, smoked brie and summer sausage. Then we walked over to their wine tasting area (I can't pass that up you all know). As Oregon is known for their Pinot's wanted to sample a couple of those. We bought a really nice Riesling (yes, I bought a Pinot but saving that for later), Jim bought us all special wine glasses and we went outside and had a great little lunch.
I have come to realize that every day around noonish, the wind comes up on the Coast and inland parts of Oregon. As Tilamook, is fairly close to the coast, you got it, the wind was up. Hey, it beats the fog and dampness.
We had a good time and then we headed down the coast a bit and on back to Portland.
We settled on Japanese food for dinner at a little place near Jim's house. It was wonderful, Jim and I feasted on Sushi and Sashimi. Ron had Pork Tonkatsu as he is not a real Sushi person. Tried Roe for the first time and it wasn't bad.
We had a great visit with Jim and have enjoyed our trip here in Oregon. After being gone for 3 1/2 weeks, we are getting ready to get home.
Jim got me a book on clamming in Oregon. We are talking about coming back up in the fall and having Jim trying to meet us on the coast so we can do some crabbing and clamming.
2 comments:
It sounds like you had a great time in Oregon. I was an Oregonian until three years ago when I moved to England. I got a little homesick on the 4th. Wish I could have been with you for the fireworks.
The "Liz version" certainly describes you, girl. Take the pre-packaged follow the leader, turn it into the "Liz" version, and voila,an original adventure.
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