We made it!!!

We made it!  We stopped in Pendleton, Oregon last night. We had dinner at a local bar/restaurant then headed back to settle in for the evening.

On our way out of Pendleton, we stopped for gas.  Scott got out to pump, and to his surprise it was a full service station.  Didn’t even know those places still existed.  We filled up and proceeded west.  The Columbia River provided us with some beautiful scenery along the way.

We made a short stop in Portland (traffic sucked) and then continued to make our way to Seaside.  We stopped again for gas, and again to our surprise it was a full service station.  Turns out in Oregon, you aren’t supposed to pump your own gas!  Who knew?!

As we got closer to Seaside we had to drive through some forests.  It was beautiful.  It started snowing and it was even more beautiful.

Luckily, they are much better at taking care of the roads here than they are in NC.  The snow stopped, but the rain continued!

We finally arrived in Seaside, Oregon!


We saw the Pacific Ocean for the first time!  Quite a different experience than the beaches we are used to on the East Coast!

This will be our home for the next 13 weeks.  It’s cute and very cozy.

We will probably not make a post everyday from here on out.  We are going to get settled and explore the town and surrounding areas.  When we do or see something cool, we will make sure to add a post.