Sunday, November 21, 2010

Road Trip to Portland

For our drive to Portland we decided to make road trip out of it. We stopped by San Luis Obispo, drove up the PCH to Big Sur, and spent a day in San Francisco.

First stop was Bubble Gum Alley in San Luis Obispo, where Buddy tried to eat the old bubble gum. Adam and I both had to add a piece of gum, I had to be careful to only touch my gum when sticking it on the wall!

Next stop was San Francisco. We took the boat to Alcatraz and went on the prison tour which was surprisingly very good and interesting. 

Then we visited Ghirardelli square and got our free square of chocolate! We saw a store named 'Gigi + Rose' so of course we had to check it out.

We also went on a ride on the trolley to chinatown and had a really good lunch. And of course we had to drive down Lombard street. And on our way out of town we drove over the Golden Gate Bridge.

The only run-in was outside of Shasta Lake, CA. We were stopped on the road for 4 1/2 hours! Ugh, it was painful and we still aren't sure why we were stopped for that long. After all that we finally made it to Portland and are still settling in and trying to get used to the wet weather!

6 comments:

Ashley said...

At least it's not as cold as Logan was!! That is crazy about your long detour! WHAT A MESS!! Glad you made it safely to Portland, can't wait to get down there and see you sometime. If you're eve headed to ID, stop by Walla Walla!

Kay Hinton said...

Wow, Jessie, you have some great photos here. I enjoyed going on your trip with you. I've never heard of the bubble gum wall- Cool! Best of luck to you in your new home and city.

Elise said...

Gotta love old man winter for ruining the best of our travel plans. :(

Gigi looks so happy to see a store with her name. She is a DOLL.

Bubble gum alley-never heard of it, but it looks nasty! :) Good Luck unpacking.

Ming said...

Wow are you sure you want to leave all that sunshine? That snowy pic looks COLD! :) Looks like a fun road trip. I hope you enjoy your new home.

Sarah said...

The bubblegum wall is cool. I'll have to add that to my list. Congrats on your move and the new job! Devin would LOVE to move to Portland. Maybe we'll see you there someday.

Elise said...

Hey-I am getting ready to send out Christmas cards, will you email me your new address?

natelise1@hotmail.com