From Coast to Coast

We have begun our journey southward. 

We had a fun filled week in Seattle last week, followed by a great weekend with one of my dearest friends in Portland, and breakfast this morning with the Timmon's, some very fun friends from Princeton who have also made their way "out west" (as they say on the east coast). 

For the next two days we are residents of the Oregon Coast, staying at Gleneden Beach just south of Lincoln City. It is beautiful here! We're in a lovely home owned by my above mentioned friend who lives in Portland that is just a few short blocks away from the beautiful, although somewhat chilly, beach. Yes, it is actually the BEACH here and not the shore! 

On Wednesday we're taking the Oregon Coast Highway down into California where we'll be camping for a night in the Redwoods National Forest and then we go on to the Bay area where we get to spend the weekend with Matt and Cari Knapp! Yay! So things continue to be great. 

We've definitely entered the more transitional part of the trip - short stays, longer car rides ... but it is so beautiful here. Pictures from earlier ... the beach here looks quite a bit different than Jersey. I liked the rocks. 

I told Matt to smile nicely because the picture was going on the blog. He chose to do this instead.