Exploring New Territory - Oregon!

After a great night of dinner with Mike's Aunt Mona and Uncle Jim and a restful sleep at the Courtyard in NovetoThis morning started out in Noveto, California. It was a great night in a great hotel - a Courtyard.  After packing up the car and a healthy breakfast for both of us, we headed into wine country and towards our destination of Newport, Oregon via Hwy 101.

I expected an uneventful day with us just trying to cover the 600+ miles as quickly as (legally) possible. However, this turned out to be anything but an uneventful day...just like on Route 66 there were unique people, natural wonders, and giants of all sorts!

We made it to Newport just a little past nine and found a great motel on the beach.  A check with the night clerk led us to Mundo's for dinner.  As we walked through the gate and up the brick path, sounds of loud voices and the view of what looked like 3 men fighting turned us around to leave. We were stopped by a very pleasant young woman who explained to us that this was just a play...what a relief!

We headed into the restaurant where we found out locals for the past 5 years put on an annual play at Mundo's...this year's selections was an adaptation of A Midsummer's Night Dream.  A great meal, great wine (thanks Oregon for a delicious Riesling!), a fantastic dessert, and Shakespeare- we couldn't have asked for more!

Oregon is a lot of ground to cover in one day. We are not sure what tomorrow will bring (just as we haven't known on any day of this trip)...a walk on the beach - certainly...more beautiful scenery - probably...another great adventure - definitely!