After the zoo we drive up to Yaquina head lighthouse which was much bigger that Haceta Head lighthouse and even more windy. We didn't stay there for long and instead, headed up to Tillamook for a cheese factory tour. The Tillamook Cheese Factory was a stop we added at the last minute and I'm so glad we did. We got lunch in their cafeteria and then walk through the self guided factory tour. It was like any other factory tour but the free cheese samples and ice cream at the end were delicious.
After our rest in Tillamook, we got back in the car and headed for Portland. It was a pretty easy city to drive into and had no problems pulling right up to the hotel to get valeted. We settled in to our room and made a reservation for dinner at the hotel restaurant called "Imperial." Ryan had salmon a la plancha which was seared on both sides and was white instead of pink, and I had roasted chicken with greens After dinner we walked around town a bit and found ourselves doing some shopping. We stopped in Powells Books which was 4 floors of new and used books. I think we spent about an hour just browsing through the stacks. Then, we walked to Deschutes Brewery and shared a sampler of their brewers collection. By this time we were totally wiped out for the day and headed back to our hotel.
I guess something we noticed right away about Portland is that it is just as we thought it would be. The people are funky and hipster, there are bikes everywhere, they are very environmentally friendly, and a bit pretentious. At dinner the waitress was telling us how the cows were grass fed from Tails and Trotters farm. It was just like a scene from Portlandia. And Portlandians pride themselves in being weird. You see it on tshirts and billboards- which is kind of weird in itself. All in all though, it's a nice town and the people are very friendly.
I'll write another post for today since this one is getting long winded. Today was even more jam packed than yesterday.
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