pacific northwest

August 17, 2025 After some work calls and home calls, we got our day started. We had a lovely breakfast at the Pearl Inn. Then we drove to Astoria…The film capital of Oregon. The most important film…of course – Goonies. Last time I was in Astoria, people were not allowed to approach the Goonies house,…

August 17, 2025 I got up early today and got to walk around and enjoy the quiet – it was nice to see the light illuminate the beach and the world start to wake up – I am so often running out the door that the slow start felt refreshing. We got breakfast at the…

August 16, 2025 Today we decided to venture from the northeastern point of the Olympic to the western most point and see what new things we could find along the way. We started with breakfast at the Blue Moose Cafe – lots of locals and a scramble with olives and artichokes to start the day.…

August 15, 2025 On a last minute whim, Elliot and I decided to explore the Olympic Peninsula and Oregon/Washington coastline. The Pacific Northwest is one of the areas I have visited the most over my life. For work, I travelled to Seattle for decades and still do, but for fun, it has held a special…