1. The leftover hippies who did not move on to adulthood now all live along Highway 101. They operate glassblowing shops, pottery shops and fortune-telling shops. Surprisingly, none of them seem to be doing macrame any longer.
2. As lovely as it is, pretty much anywhere along the Oregon Coast looks the same as any other section of the Oregon Coast. If you want to see it, pick a spot that has something else you want to do/see and visit it for a few days instead of driving the length of it. Trust me on this. No offense to Oregonians, or anyone with a special spot.
3. If you live with one weather anomaly (sunny days) for 300+ days a year, any other weather anomaly (fog) is interesting for the first five days. Then it starts to wear on you and you realize that a) Seasonal Affective Disorder really does run in your family b) you have chosen to live in a sunny climate for a Medical Reason.
4. Fresh blueberries and blackberries off the bushes in your campsite are one of the most decadent pleasures to be found anywhere. Especially when it happens for five days in a row.
5. The leak is still there, we are just really good at keeping it contained and ignoring it at the same time.
6. The folks who designed the Autopia at Disneyland are apparently the same folks who designed Highway 1. Which I am pretty sure was also the prototype for Space Mountain.
What a wonderful time you must be having! I love #3 the best and just said that to my nephew from Portland who is longing to return to the fog and rain.
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