Yesterday we drove back to Portland to the Zoo. It turned out to be monumental trip in scale. Silly me, thought we were close to Portland. Nope. After a long, long drive (minus the trailer, thank heavens) we arrived in the early afternoon at the most fabulous of fabulous zoos. The Portland Zoo is really all that and a bag of chips. Very well laid out. Nice exhibits. We were able to watch a raptor show in their little outdoor arena that was awesome. We had a very large and beautiful bald eagle fly just inches over our heads. Arrived back at the trailer in time for bed.
Today was a day of leisure. We awoke sorta soggy, as the fog has creeped into the area and seems to have settled in our trailer. Weird muggy, cold sweat feeling. We played on the beach this morning then drove up to Depoe Bay. This quaint little ocean side village has the distinction of being the whale watching capital of the world, or something similar in scale and fashion. We stopped for lunch at "Tidal Raves" rumored to be the very best place to eat on the coast. Right away we saw several whales from the restaurant. Great food, spectacular views. Depoe Bay made the news this past weekend when a large great white shark was caught and killed in the bay. Too close for comfort for me.
The Empress and I had a little shopping list. First, we needed a magnet to add to our growing family. I wanted it to be a whale and indicate that it was from Depoe Bay. Second, we wanted a trailer whale. What you ask is that....well, not sure on description, but we thought we would buy either a cute little stuffed whale for the trailer, or, as T suggested, a large whale sticker to put on the trailer. Well, we found the magnet, not so lucky with the trailer whale, though we found a new and hilarious decription for big booty'd gals. Funny how the whale capital of the world, with dozens of cheezy souvenir shops didn't have one silly little trailer whale. O'well, we stopped at a winery on the way back out to the trailer and left with a really yummy bottle of award winning Pinot Noir.
Not a bad day.
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