Lovely Lincoln City

Gilbert and Evelyne at Pirates Plunder!
Having fun with grandma

Our fun stay at the Hale Kai

At the Aquarium

Had to stop at Rogue for some great beer!

Silly Evelyne

Adventuring with Gilbert

We were fortunate to have a spur of the moment vacation at Roads End in Lincoln City this past week. The kids and I went down first with my mom and spent time on the beach which was a bit cold and foggy until the late afternoons. We spent a day in Newport visiting the Oregon Coast Aquarium and weird little shops along the way. Don't know if any of you have ever been to them, there's a big "Pirate's Plunder" shop at the beginning with lots of antiques / collectibles and the kids got to select from the treasure chest if they were good in the store. That was a big hit. After that we went to Rogue Brewery for Lunch and had tasty beer and sausage soup, and a couple of pints of their special Honey Orange Wheat and Hazelnut Brown Ale...yummy.

Nathan and my dad met up with us on Friday and Nathan and I had a nice adult dinner out. We went to the Side Door Cafe in GlenEden, a favorite spot. Later, grandma and grandpa went to Chinook Winds but unfortunately....came back empty handed.

All in all, a great trip...thanks to our friends for letting us use their house...such a great place!