My friend Elyse and I both turned 50 this year. We decided to treat ourselves to a girls “weekend” (we went midweek) to Portland. She had never been to Portland and I love playing tourist and doing my part to help keep Portland “weird”.
I planned on us to spend two nights at one of my favorite places, McMeniman’s Edgefield.
Upon arrival, however, the weather was so magnificent, I offered up the option of one night in Portland, and one night on the coast at Cannon Beach. She thought that was a great idea!
Day one: We were going to go to Multnomah Falls, but they now have a shuttle service where you have to park and pay for a shuttle to take you there. As a native Northwesterner, I kind of harrumphed and decided to go to another nearby waterfall that does not make us jump through hoops to get there. Latourell falls.
Returning to the hotel, we walked the ground and enjoyed a terrific music group in the winery…they had a terrific cider flight. I wish we could have brought the ciders home.
Day 2: The next morning, we soaked in the pool then headed to Cannon Beach. We stayed in an oceanfront suite at the Hallmark Resort.
The exterior property is a bit dated, but the room was lovely, and the view could not be beat! We visited a farmer’s market, shopped a bit downtown, picked up a simple dinner to eat on our deck, then enjoyed the sunset…
The Argonauta Inn is where David and I honeymooned <3. We stayed in the Lower Lighthouse room. They have completely remodeled to where it no longer resembles the room we stayed in, but regardless, it brings back sweet memories.
Day 3: The next morning, we drove down to Tillamook and took the self guided tour at the Tillamook Creamery. So.many.tourists. Midweek. Mid-Autumn. Where did they all come from??
Regardless, the self guided tour was interesting, and the cheese tasting yummy. We had lunch after at the cafe. Grilled cheese and tomato soup with cheese curds at the bottom. Does it get any better than this? The ice cream line was way too long to consider. We had a plane to catch. Brought home some aged cheddar from 2012. It was amazing.
