California roadtrip

Oh geez, I guess it took quite some time to get around posting again. Well, anyhow. The short swedes recently came over for their yearly visit, and a great time was had by all. We usually go somewhere special for a week during their time here, and this time was no exception. This time we went on a road trip all the way from San Diego back up to Portland.

We started visiting Amelia's parents for a couple of days. After that, we went on to L.A. where we visited Damina and Jason. Next, we went to Santa Barbara and the aquarium in Monterey. Finally, we visited the redwoods, and then drove back. The high point for me was our stay in a funky motel in Orick, CA (population 5, or so) where a little bored kid tried to get us to play on his musical game stick, and get in the pool with him and his brother.

Culinary wise, we also had some fantastic experiences. The low-brow being pizza in Monterey (awesome) and Eugene (with pears!), and the high-brow being a delicious meal at Millenium. Oh, the joy.

More pictures here