Not So Sunny Seaside

This is a Beach -- yeah ok  it's a bitch too-- but you cannot predict the weather here on the Pacific coast. The day before it is 30+degrees  and yesterday and today is closer to18 degrees.

How about the hoodies above--did not expect that we would see these so quickly but glad that we had them--Thanks to Pantalis for the mad Greek gifts, --no-one couldn't have guessed that we would need them so quickly.

So with the drive from Portland to Seaside comes a visit to probably the best -- and most famous restaurant  in this area , Camp 18--it used to be a Logging Camp- and they do the most incredible breakfast, so a stop was definitely in order--see below.

This is the inside-- and that ridge beam is 25 tonnes--just to put it into perspective.

The picture below is Souli with his scooter and his helpers.

This place is right in the middle of Pine  Forests as far as you can see.

There was a15 minute wait for a table  but definitely  worth the wait

A little history lesson for anyone out there is that where we are in seaside is where Mr's Lewis & Clark who were pioneering the Oregon Trail in the mid 1800's, ended up confronted by the Pacific ocean , so they designed the first roundabout where they turned around and went back the other way.

Lewis & Clark are the ones standing on the base , not the 2 standing on the left.

I still cant believe the signs that we saw along the sea  front promenade--- Tsunami Area-- WTF, no-one told me that I would need to put a plan in place of how to escape if some kind of warning alarm goes off, - the SUV is just not that fast to get the hell out of the way.

So today we will head of back to Portland for a  get together with the rest of the Family Kosmas later on, which will be great .

BTW, we  are learning that it looks like we are gonna bash the Aussies again in the Ashes--not a bad thing at all. And of course it looks like Froome--baring him falling off in the streets of Paris--will be crowned Tour de France winner---maybe if he was cut loose last year Sir Bradley would not have won.

Right I am getting off of this machine as it's a bit rude now that everyone is up.
Come on England.
:-)