Day 1, Brian and I arrived in Portland, grabbed our Avis rental car and headed west. Our first stop is Manzanita, OR, a small coastal town along the 101. The drive down presented breathtaking views, so great it reminded us to sign up for the Big Sur marathon.
We have settled in a cute little cabin-style hotel, Coast Cabins. With the bamboo and trees it feels tucked away into the forest, even though it is right off the main road of town. The beach is a short walk through town. We have explored a little, taking a walk down the main road and stopping at the local pub for Oregon's microbrews and a light seafare snack.
Our cabin home has a great fire pit set-up, so we enjoyed a glass of wine around it, warming up from the chilly, damp weather. For dinner we went to a local cafe, Terra Cotta Cafe. Reservations are a must because they only have room for limited seatings. We enjoyed homemade breadsticks and to start peaches wrapped in prosciutto, grilled and topped with feta cheese. It was a nice surprise- the sweetness from the white peaches added with the saltiness of the prosciutto and feta made for a perfect summer appetizer. For our entrees I had the linguine in clam sauce, and Brian ordered salmon cooked in parchment paper. My dish was OK- I found I had to keep adding salt for taste. On the other hand Brian's fish was moist and tasty. We ended the evening by the fire and were in bed by 10pm. The time zone finally got to us.
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