Oregon Coast Adventures

I've been browsing through my photo/video folder on the ol' phone and have discovered a few gems from the last year. Here's a video and a few photos from a January 2011 drive south on Highway 101. We stopped at the Devil's Churn just south of Yachats, OR, then made a few random stops along the way for pictures, video game hunting, and thrift shopping. This was the first and only trip we made south on 101 during our stint on the coast, as we hardly ever had days off together or much in the way of spending money.

Egyptian Theatre in Coos Bay, Oregon

Cape Perpetua Scenic Area

Heceta Head Lighthouse

Devil's Churn

We also dined at the Blue Heron Bistro in Coos Bay, which had a rather interesting mix of German and Seafood. I enjoyed the Broiled Scampi while Andy went with the Oktoberfest, which I seem to remember being quite the large meal. We'd arrived in Coos Bay after 6pm or so and found that most of the shops in the downtown area were closed. We didn't want to drive back to Depoe Bay just yet, so we decided to see Black Swan at the theater in North Bend. Upon arriving, I realized I'd left my debit card at the restaurant. A quick jaunt back and forth and we were able to make the movie! The almost 3 hour drive back was long but we had episodes of This American Life to get us through.

Week 2!

I was a day ahead of Andy, so I repeated W1D3. HOLY COW! My shins pretty much gave out on me and I walked for runs 5-7. Again, I caught my second wind and was able to complete the last two runs. Andy's shins also gave him grief... I'm quite glad that I had the chance to repeat this run.

W2D1: It definitely felt easier running longer and stopping less. The shins were still a tad achy, but the workout seemed to zoom by.

W2D2: The endurance is there! This run was by far the least tiring, but the shins (again) were not having it. Not as painful as the extra run in W1, but enough to not allow for speedy jogs.

Overall, we're completing about 2 miles of walking/jogging each time AND we've managed to workout out 4 out of the last 7 days! Tomorrow will bring W2D3; here's hoping the last two days of rest will have helped the muscles repair!

In other news, we went out to Screen Door last night for dinner and it was fantastic. I enjoyed the Screen Door Plate that included a few samples of their house made mac & cheese, fried catfish and coleslaw. Andy had a massive portion of fried chicken, mashed potatoes, and collard greens. We also ordered the hush puppies as an appetizer, not realizing how large the dinner portions would be. We brought home a LOT of leftovers! Following our feast, we checked out Full Metal Jacket at the Laurelhurst Theater for $3, while enjoying some after dinner coffee and candy. Talk about being desensitized to all things war... What's crazy is that I had previously seen the first 45 minutes of the film in a high school video production class, complete with all swearing and graphic imagery. Watching it 12 years later, I'm wondering how my teacher got away with showing it to a bunch of 16 and 17 year old kids. I recall him stating that the language wasn't anything we hadn't heard before, and we were supposed to pay attention to the filming style and incorporation of music. It's definitely an attention keeper no matter what your age!