by eric | Sep 22, 2021 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Because of COVID we had to make reservations in advance for each place, so we only did 1-2 places per day, which forced us to relax at each a bit more than in previous trips. Arborbrook Our first winery of the trip, and one we’ve visited many times for their...
by eric | Sep 21, 2021 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Rosmarino Osteria Italiana, Newberg Probably our favorite restaurant in the valley (other visits), if they had been open on Wednesday we would have gone for our anniversary. Alas, this year they were only open Thursday-Sunday, so we made a reservation for Sunday night...
by eric | Sep 19, 2021 | Art, Travel
In addition to the coast and our wine tastings, we also checked out two parts of McMinnville, downtown and the Mason-Rivera Sculpture Garden. It’s been a few years since we’d last been in McMinnville, and downtown felt a bit livelier. It was a lovely...
by eric | Sep 15, 2021 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
Our Oregon trip was bookended by days in Portland. On Sunday morning, we checked out of the Holiday Inn and headed to the Gateway Breakfast House for breakfast. They were busy! After a short 10 minute wait we got two seats at the small counter, our own little nook,...
by eric | Sep 13, 2021 | Travel, USA Travel
If you asked us in 2019 where we would go for our 20th anniversary, we likely would have replied with somewhere in Asia, or perhaps the Pacific. Fast forward to 2021, and we did end up along the Pacific! This was our first flight in 18 months (!!) and we weren’t...