Travel – Page 5 – Venturing Into The Great Unknown

Arrived in Carmel

Aug 262016

Today we woke fairly early and went down to the breakfast room at the hotel to get coffee, juice and a small bite to eat. While we waited for the rush hour traffic to die down, I caught up with the blog post that I should have posted last night. I have definitely decided that it is easier to write it the night of, no matter how tired I am, than the following morning.

After posting to my blog, we headed west on the I-80 towards Fairfield and then south on I-680 to US-101 in San Jose. We ran into fairly heavy traffic along I-680 but were able to escape to the HOV lane. We were not as lucky when we were just past Gilroy (Garlic Capital of the World). There was supposedly a major accident near Echo Valley Road which caused a 5-mile backup that took us over an hour to get through. Once we made it to Echo Valley Road, however, the traffic cleared up and there was absolutely no evidence of an accident. Although I am very glad that we didn’t see any carnage, I was quite annoyed to spend that long in traffic for what seemed like no reason.

We pulled off the highway in Castroville (Artichoke Capital of the World) and happily found a restroom at the nearest gas station. Mum and I felt much better afterwards and we returned to US-101 and headed southbound again. We arrived in Carmel just after two and headed through the ridiculously narrow streets to the beach. We drove around slowly, looking for parking and just as we were about to give up, we found a perfect spot in the shade. We munched on some of our leftovers for lunch and then headed towards the sand.

Taking off our shoes, we walked barefoot down to the water and let our feet get wet – not very wet though, as the water was quite cold. I took a few pictures of the beach and surrounding area and then we headed back to the car so we could check into the hotel. We checked into the hotel, took a fifteen-minute break, and then headed back out to explore the downtown area by foot.

Our first stop was a bookstore to see if Mum could find any of the Joe Grey Mysteries that are written by Shirley Rousseau Murphy and based in the Carmel area. We were, however, unsuccessful.

We also stopped in a chocolate/ sweet shop – we were much more successful there and we both found something to munch on for later. Window shopping in Carmel is much more affordable than actual shopping and we both decided that we would find a souvenir shop elsewhere if we were going to grab anything to bring back with us. We did, however, find a nice park (Devendorf Park) with a HUGE Monterey Cypress tree in it. Carmel is a VERY dog-friendly town, however this is one of the few places that dogs are not allowed.

After our walk around Carmel, we spend some time at the hotel and then headed to dinner in Monterey. On our last trip there were no Food Network restaurants to visit, but this time, we had a few to choose from and we decided on Cannery Row Brewing Company.

We lucked out and found a parking spot that was not only right outside the restaurant, but it had over two hours left on the meter. As we got out of the car I noticed that there was a souvenir shop directly across the road. Seeing as we had plenty of time, we decided to pop in and I was able to get several affordable souvenirs for people and an awesome red hoodie with an octopus on the front of it. Because it is so late in the season, most of the souvenirs were between 50 and 75% off – definitely no complaints here. We put the souvenir bag in the car and headed to the restaurant.

We ordered their 18 oz pretzel for an appetizer. Mum also had a bowl of their clam chowder and I had their fish & chips. I was not a big fan of their fries, but the fish was excellent (and for those of you who know me, you know I’m not a big seafood person). Mum was a bit upset that the pretzel didn’t come with the stone-ground mustard which Yelp showed as coming with it, but the spicy cheese dip was spectacular. We took half of the pretzel to go and the waitress was nice enough to give us some more cheese dip.

After dinner, we headed back to the hotel. Mum had a bath and I watched a Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives marathon while I blogged my day. One of the shows featured a restaurant just outside of Eugene. I am hoping that we may be able to visit it on our way back north.

It is now time to go to bed – Mum is already sleeping soundly and I have said good night to Hubby. Thank you for reading and I will talk to you all tomorrow after our trip down the coast through Big Sur. We have been told that the fire is only affecting the parks along SR-1 so we should be able to get some great views of the surf as well as a picture of Bixby Creek Bridge.

Arrived in Sacramento

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Aug 262016

Today we awoke to a very warm morning. We went back to the Wild Goose for breakfast where Mum had a cinnamon roll and I had bacon & eggs. We then jumped on I-5 and headed south.

We encountered a few areas of construction but were only delayed by traffic when we passed through Weed, CA. As we passed through Yreka, we noticed signs stating that there were highway closures due to a nearby fire, but we didn’t see any smoke.

We then passed by the sign for The State of Jefferson, a proposed state that is more of a novelty than anything else. In the background, Mt. Shasta towered 10,000 feet above the valley floor in all her glory, however, it was too hazy to get any decent pictures. We continued down the I-5, leaving the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and entering the flat Sacramento Valley.

We stopped at the Willows Rest Area for lunch – the location we picnicked at in 2013 – and were lucky enough to find a shady place to park. According to my weather app, the temperature was 36C. After a quick bite to eat, we were headed southbound again.

We arrived in Sacramento just as rush hour was starting. Luckily we were able to get off the interstate before we had to spend too much time in bumper-to-bumper traffic. We checked into the hotel and relaxed for a short time before heading to dinner with my sister- and brother-in-law.

In previous years we have eaten at The Golden Bear, but this year we decided to visit Dad’s Kitchen. I had a Dad’s Burger which is a double burger with blue cheese and bacon and Mum had a Green Machine sandwich which was a vegetarian panino on focaccia. We spent almost two hours eating and chatting before we said goodbye.

Mum and I then headed back to the hotel and turned in early. I was too tired to write my post before bed so I am posting in the morning before we head to Carmel.

Thank you for reading and I will talk to you all later.

Arrived in Ashland

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Aug 252016

Today we woke around seven and had coffee and leftovers for breakfast. Once the car was loaded and rush hour had subsided, we headed south on I-5. It was a fairly uneventful drive, and we were grateful for that after the hellish drive we had between the border and Portland on Sunday.

We stopped at a rest stop near Canyonville for a picnic lunch of our remaining leftovers. Not surprisingly, the local wasps found my brisket from last night appealing and I was forced to cover it and save it for later. We headed back to the highway and within an hour and a half, we were arriving in Ashland.

We found a parking spot with no difficulty and headed to the box office to pick up our tickets for Twelfth Night. We then decided to visit the gift shop. Mum grabbed a nightie and a couple of greeting cards and I grabbed a t-shirt that listed all of Shakespeare’s plays on the back and 1616-2016 on the front – celebrating 400 years since Shakespeare died. I also picked up a Shakespeare bobblehead as a gift for a friend.

Since we had some time to kill – and it was dreadfully hot out – we stopped for a drink at Louie’s. We found this place last year and quite liked sitting next to the creek on a path that they call Calle Guanajuato. Mum had a ginger beer and I had a flight of the six daily beers that they had on tap. The waitress was quite helpful and wrote the names out for me so I could record them in my Untappd app.

We checked into the hotel and while Mum was having a shower, I called hubby and chatted for a bit. We then went next door to the Wild Goose for a small bite to eat before the play. Mum had roasted garlic and brie on crostinis and I had a New Orleans Chicken Sandwich.

We arrived at the theatre in plenty of time to listen to the live music that they had in the courtyard outside the theatre before heading in and grabbing our seats. The play was quite good and, although it took a while for me to understand exactly what was happening, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The performance ended close to eleven and we headed back to the hotel. On our way back, we were forced to stop at an intersection to allow a deer to finish crossing the road – at least he was using the crosswalk. Mum turned in shortly after we arrived and once I am done writing to you all, I will be turning in myself.

I leave you with a picture I took of the final number – shhh, don’t tell anyone.

Thank you for reading and I will talk to you tomorrow from Sacramento.

Exploring Portland Day 2

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Aug 242016

This morning we awoke slightly earlier than yesterday, and I grabbed coffees at the motel’s front desk. After taking a look at the different locations for Pine State Biscuits, we decided on their new location on NE Schuyler (pronounced Skyler) – mainly because we could easily get there by transit. This is our seventh visit to a PSB and our fourth location. This location was only slightly larger than the original location on SE Belmont, but for the sixth year in a row, we lucked out and, not only had no lineup but also found seating. Mum had a biscuit with honey and I had a Reggie with the biscuit on the side. I, unfortunately, can’t share any pictures of the food as we were so hungry that we both starting eating as soon as we got our food. I am able to tell you that it was absolutely divine. One thing that I would also like to mention is that the price for a Reggie hasn’t changed since we first came here in 2011 – that is quite impressive considering the popularity of the restaurant.

After breakfast, we jumped back on the streetcar and headed across the bridge to downtown. Not long after we crossed the bridge, we were informed by the driver that there was a fire blocking the tracks and they had to stop the streetcar. Since it wasn’t too far to Powell Books, we decided to walk. We have never explored the Pearl District before so we took our time walking the eight or so blocks that we had to go.

Powell Books is another requisite stop on our trips to Portland, however, today we only spent 45 minutes browsing. I still have several books to read from our last trip and Mum found the one book that she was looking for – a Del Shannon novel that she hadn’t read yet.

After Powells, we headed to Blue Star Donuts for, well…a donut. It was featured on Best Ever (Best Breakfast Ever). I grabbed a Maple Bacon Donut. I would say that it was better than Voodoo Doughnuts, but I’m not sure if I would say that it is better than Dynamo Donuts in San Francisco.

After Blue Star, we were ready to head back to the hotel and then go to the Lloyd Center for more shopping. We walked the few blocks back to the streetcar and were just able to jump on before it left the stop. One stop later, the driver informed us that there was no power on the tracks on the east side of the river so we would need to transfer to the #77 bus. This turned into a ridiculously long search for the proper bus stop. We asked a person sitting at the stop where we got off and she directed us to the Office Max a couple of blocks away, saying there was a stop outside. When we couldn’t find a #77 stop by the Office Max, I used my Transit PDX app and found that we had walked several blocks in the wrong direction. We headed towards the place that the app said we could catch the bus but once we got there, I noticed that the stop # wasn’t the one that the app said it should be and that we had to walk back two blocks. I apologized to Mum – who, by this time, was sick of walking in the sun – and informed her that we had to go to the other stop, or at least I thought we did. We decide to walk to the stop and concluded that if it was the wrong stop, we would just have a tour of Portland as we made our way back across the bridge. We got on the bus a few minutes later and after riding several blocks, found out that we were, in fact, on the wrong bus and that it would not be making the loop back across the river. We got off the bus, crossed the street and waited, yet again, for the bus. While we waited the fifteen or so minutes, we struck up a conversation with a nice older lady who had gotten rid of her car almost a decade ago and now enjoys being able to ride rather than drive. To be honest, I don’t blame her when it comes to downtown Portland. We finally made it back across the river and walked a couple of blocks to the hotel.

We chilled at the hotel for a couple of hours and then headed to dinner. Although Mum isn’t a big fan of BBQ, we decided to go to Podnah’s Pit. Mum had a 1/4 rack of rib with red pepper mac & cheese and cucumber salad and I had the brisket with mac & cheese and dirty rice. It was soooo delicious, and luckily I have enough leftovers for tomorrow’s lunch.

After dinner, we went looking for Oregon Growers & Shippers Honey which was supposed to be sold at Safeway. We were unable to find it so we decided to head back to the hotel and call it a night.

Tomorrow we are heading to Ashland and seeing Twelfth Night at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Thank you for reading and I will talk to you soon.

Portland – Day One

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Aug 222016

Today we decided to sleep in until eight. After several failed attempts to get a decent coffee, I finally found one at a coffee shop in a hotel down the street. I always forget that hotels in Portland are not allowed to keep milk or creamer in the lobby with the coffee and Mum and I are not fans of whitener. We have since remedied that by grabbing a small container of fat-free half & half. After munching on leftovers for breakfast, we decided to have an outlet mall day.

We waited for rush hour to die down and then headed off to do some shopping in Woodburn. Mum grabbed two pairs of shoes at Naturalizer and two pairs of shoes at Clark’s, while I headed to my favourite store…Columbia. Last year I was unable to find a pair of flip flops that I liked, but this year I found a perfect pair. Not only were they a neutral colour, but they also had great tread. When I found out that they were only $17 I bought both pairs that were left. I was also able to find a very reasonable, waterproof pair of runners for hubby.

We browsed through a few clothes stores without finding anything for ourselves but I was able to pick up something that my daughter, K, had asked for. We then attacked the kitchen gadget store – a very dangerous undertaking. Luckily, we were able to control ourselves and we didn’t spend too much.

By this time it was after one, so we decided to take the long way (Hwy 99E) back to Portland so we could grab lunch. We decided on Tin Shed Cafe and arrived just as they were switching from their breakfast menu to their dinner menu.

After looking at the menu, we were both torn as to what we should order. As it would happen, we were both trying to choose between the same sandwiches. Mum decided to have the Heartless Artichoke (a blend of artichokes, garlic, lemon, parmesan, roasted red peppers and pepper jack cheese on grilled wheat) and I chose the San Fran (House-roasted chicken, applewood smoked bacon, green apple and blue cheese on grilled sourdough). I had originally planned on having chips for my side, but when the waitress told us that we could substitute a small bowl of the mac & cheese of the day (three cheese with sweet potato), Mum and I were sold.

Mum had a glass of white wine (in a mason jar) and I had a pint of local cider. When our meals arrived, we gave each other half of our sandwich which solved the issue of which to order.

After a very leisurely lunch, we headed to Safeway to do some quick shopping. We grabbed some beverages, snacks and most importantly the half and half. By this time it was 5:30 and we decided to head back to the hotel. Since we had done so much walking, and eating, we decided to stay at the hotel and chill for the rest of the evening. We watched some Food Network and ate some leftovers. I was rudely informed by my Shomi app that I need to be in Canada to enjoy my shows, so I guess catching up on Chicago Fire will have to wait till I get home :(.

Tomorrow we are planning on heading to Pine State Biscuits for breakfast and then downtown to do some exploring, shopping and eating.

Thank you for reading and I will talk to you tomorrow.

Arrived in Portland

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Aug 212016

Today we awoke early and made our way up through the Saanich Peninsula to Sidney. Neither of us was very hungry so we both had a small breakfast at 3rd Street Cafe. Although I didn’t eat much, I made sure that I grabbed some of their homemade mango habanero hot sauce for my eggs.

After breakfast we drove the short distance to the ferry terminal and before long were boarding the ferry. We had planned on staying in the car for the duration of the crossing but decided against it after a nearby truck’s alarm decided to continually sound. We had a fairly uneventful crossing – other than the truck alarm – and before we knew it, we were heading down the highway towards the border.

We spent about 20 to 30 minutes waiting to get up to the CBP officer – chatting about this and that while we waited. We told him that we were going on a two-week trip to visit different restaurants that have been featured on the Food Network – in previous years I have said we were on a Food Network Tour which usually required me explaining that we weren’t being “employed” by the Food Network but just going for fun. The CBP officer asked not only to see my hotel reservations (nicely stored in my Booking.com app), but also wanted some name of the restaurants that we had visited on prior trips. One such restaurant – Fire on the Mountain Wings – he had heard of and also asked if they had some kind of hot wings or something. I replied that they had El Jefe sauce which was 250,000 Scoville units. He then pulled out his mace to compare the Scoville units and I found out that they now carry spray that is almost as hot as pure capsaicin – 16,000,000 units. Good to know ;). He wished us a good day and sent us on our way.

This was the first year I have been able to get a good picture of the weird sculpture that is by the US side of the border – I have no idea what it is supposed to be, but Mum and I have always thought it looked neat.

We then headed south on I-5 and made it as far as Mount Vernon/Burlington area before we hit traffic. We had 375 km/235mi still to go by this point and neither of us was very impressed. After fighting a ridiculous amount of traffic through Skagit County, Lynnwood, all of I-405 around Seattle and along through Tacoma, we finally got to Portland. Five and a half hours later.

For the first time on any of our trips, getting into Portland and our hotel was the easiest part of the day. We then took a quick rest at the hotel before walking a couple of blocks to Red Robin. I started with pretzel bites and Mum had the artichoke and spinach dip – I tried some of her dip and can now say I’ve tried artichokes. For an entree I had the smoke and pepper burger and Mum had the Ensenada chicken platter. All in all a pretty good meal for a chain restaurant.

After dinner we walked back to the hotel, watched part of a Chopped episode and then did our Wikipedia and IMDB research of the day. Not long afterwards, Mum headed to bed and I sat down to write my blog.

It is now my turn to roll over and go to bed. Tomorrow we will be exploring Portland but our exact itinerary is up in the air still.

Thank you for reading and I will talk to you soon.

Arrived in Victoria

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Aug 202016

Today was a slow start to our trip, but a nice one. Mum met me in Duncan and we left my car at hubby’s work after transferring over my luggage. We, unfortunately, didn’t get a “start” picture as we had no one to take our picture, but we plan on doing a selfie at the ferry terminal tomorrow.

We had a fairly uneventful drive over the Malahat to Victoria and parked downtown at my favourite parkade. We then explored the Bay Centre and Munro Books while we killed time before lunch. We had originally planned to go to Jam for breakfast but the lineup was too long for us to wait in the direct sun. Next on the list was Shine Cafe, which luckily, was not as busy.

I had the Peachy Pork Benny which is August’s Benny special. It was a housemade pork sausage patty, roasted peaches, and brie cheese on roasted garlic cracked black pepper artisan bread topped with two poached eggs and fresh thyme hollandaise. Mum had the Cascadian Cobb Salad. Both of enjoyed our meals immensely. This is my third visit to Shine as I am in Victoria quite often, but this was the first time for Mum.

After lunch, it was time to check into the hotel – which was luckily only a few blocks away. Mum decided to relax for a while in the coolness of the room while I did some last minute errands.

Before we knew it, it was time to go out for dinner. I had originally planned on going to La Belle Patate, but after such a large lunch there was definitely no room for poutine. We instead went to The White Spot for a small bite to eat. I was quite happy when I realized that they were broadcasting the last Hip concert from Kingston over the speakers. I saw their opening concert in Victoria last month, but the concert today was their last of this tour and the last concert they will ever put on. Hopefully CBC will rebroadcast it again, but luckily I remembered to set my PVR.

Tomorrow we will be waking around 6 and heading to John’s Place to grab breakfast just as they open so we can catch the 10AM ferry from Swartz Bay. (UPDATE: John’s Place doesn’t open until 8AM – the TVFoodMaps app that I used lied to me ugh). We will now be going to Third Street Cafe in Sidney. It also opens at 8, but is much closer to the Swartz Bay ferry terminal.

The majority of tomorrow will be driving. I hope to get some pictures of Mt. Baker and Mt. St. Helens on our way southbound, but other than that, it’s just a driving day. We will be arriving in Portland around dinner time – which we will be having at Red Robin. I know Red Robin sounds weird for a Food Network trip, but it is a Portland tradition.

Sorry I don’t have many pictures to share today, but thank you for reading and I’ll talk to you soon.

One more sleep

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Aug 202016

I can’t believe there’s only one more night before Mum and I embark on our sixth Food Network tour. As always, we are planning to revisit some old haunts and try some new and unique places.

We are pretty much staying on I-5 with a few detours along the way and heading as far south as Arroyo Grande, California. We haven’t been to California since 2013, so we are both looking forward to going back. This is the farthest south we have gone – on our first trip we went as far as Carmel – and also one of our straightest as far as venturing off the beaten path. We have run into a few forest fires on our previous trips and I wanted to keep off the more remote roads. My one remote road that I did pick was CA SR-1 from Carmel to San Luis Obispo…which unfortunately may be closed due to an extremely large forest fire near Big Sur. We will be watching the updates and determining our route as we get closer to Carmel.

We are stopping in Portland on the way south this time – we normally stop on our way home – and also doing our Wine Country exploring later in the trip rather than earlier. Next Wednesday we will also be catching a play in Ashland at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

I hope this will end up being our best trip yet.

Thanks for reading and I will post again tomorrow about our day in Victoria, BC.

Arrived Home

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Sep 132015

Today started with a quick breakfast at the hotel, then headed to get gas and a decent coffee. We stopped at the Chevron, which not only had good coffee (well mine was good…sorry about yours, Mum), but also a car wash. After gassing up, getting coffees and washing the car, we were heading north towards Canada.

Before we knew it, we were approaching the border. It was very quiet and there were only a couple of cars waiting. I pulled into the first lane – then watched as the agents in the other lanes moved the cars through a bit faster. Great, I thought…I picked the lane with the agent that asks a thousand questions. (Don’t get me wrong…I’m not trying to smuggle anything across the border, or bring across more than my allowance…I just hate trying to explain the “why” of our trip to a non-foodie; although I will admit, we’ve only gone to secondary once in five years, and we passed with flying colours.)

It was finally our turn, so I pulled our car up to the booth and handed over our passports. He asked how long we’d been stateside and the purpose of our trip. I responded by saying…15 days and we that had been on a Food Network trip. To which the agent responds…I’ve always wanted to do that. Are they as good as they look on tv? How many have you been to? Etc… I told him that in the fifty or so that we’ve gone to, we’ve only disliked one. I also told him about the Food Network and TVFood apps and also the flavortown website. He wished us well and said that he hopes to be able to do a tour himself soon. I thanked him and told him to go to Portland first. Now those are the crossing I love…

We continued on towards the ferry, then decided to veer off the highway and find a Tim Hortons, as we had plenty of time to kill. We found a Timmie’s in Surrey and I got our first Timme’s coffee in two weeks. After our coffees, we were off to the ferry.

We arrived with over an hour to kill before the ferry left Tsawwassen. We were parked behind a couple from Alberta, and the husband kept offering us wine from the box in his trunk. Mum and I decided to go into the terminal and get ourselves some lunch, and I got a ridiculously good Montreal Smoked Meat sandwich and Mum got yogurt and a slice of banana bread.

We went back to the car and waited to board the ferry. We were one of the first to board and were in the middle row, three back from the bow. It was great because we could stay in the car and not feel closed in. It looked to also be a cloudy, windy crossing so we weren’t too excited about going up on deck. Not long before we sailed, the husband from the Albertan vehicle, which was parked in front of us again, came up to my window and slurred out something to the effect that we should go up on deck because it’s a nice view. I politely declined and Mum and I went back to eating our lunch. After eating, I decided to go up on deck and report my concerns to a BC Ferries worker. I was told that my best recourse was to contact the RCMP in Nanaimo, as I was the one that witnessed the behaviour. I agreed, but had to wait until I got signal. I returned to the car, after brief visits to the gift shop and coffee shop. Mum informed me that a ferry employee had spoken to both the husband and wife, and she had heard him say something about drinking. By the time we were entering Nanaimo Harbour, the husband got into the passenger seat and the wife got behind the wheel. We docked and they let the first car off, waited for it to get off the ramp, let the Albertan off, waited for it to clear the ramp, then let the rest of the ferry disembark. I am not sure if they did that because of what we said, but I give them a big thumbs up for the way they handled the situation.

As we were approaching the wharf, I had used Find my iPhone to see where Francis was, and noticed that he was at the Tim Hortons already. Though, when we arrived at Tim Hortons, he was nowhere to be found. I, again, pulled up his location, just as he texted to tell me he was at the wrong Timmie’s. Mum and I went in for a pit stop and coffee and then waited for Francis to arrive. Before long, he was there – with flowers for both of us. We transferred my stuff over and took our end of trip pictures. We said our goodbyes, and went our separate ways.

We emailed each other in the evening, letting the other know that we’d made it safely home. Then I was ready for bed.

Thank you for reading and I leave you with a few picture from today.

Arrived in Bellingham

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Sep 122015

We began our day with a small breakfast at the hotel and then we were on our way north. We made great time on the I-5 as we headed around Seattle – staying in the HOV lanes. We were making such great time that I almost got a speeding ticket…luckily, the person behind me got pulled over instead.

Just north of Seattle, we stopped at the Outlet Mall. Mum and I both did some shopping for last minute items that we had been unable to find previously. After filling our arms with bags, we decided it was time to get back on the road. Just as we were about to leave, I heard from a friend of mine and we made plans to meet for lunch in Burlington. Mum and I normally go Walmart shopping in Mount Vernon but, decided to go to lunch in Burlington and then backtrack to get groceries.

Mum and I met up with Rob and Matt for lunch at Pizza Factory, and spent the next hour and a half chatting and eating. I was also able to finally give them their wedding present (only 364 days late). When we parted ways, Mum and I decided to head north and do our shopping in Bellingham instead. After checking into the hotel, we headed to Walmart and, although we got quite a few things that we wanted, I was denied my cheese. After dropping Mum back off at the hotel, I headed to Winco. I was so happy to see my 2lb blocks of cheese and bought two of them.

We ate our dinner of leftovers at the hotel and relaxed in front of the television for the rest of the evening. With our trip winding down, it seemed like a perfect end to the day. Tomorrow we will be heading home, bringing an end to our trip.

Thank you for reading and I will talk to you soon.

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