This morning more cleaning of house. From the time we got up till 1230 when we left on our yurt expedition to Cottage Grove, Oregon. Yep, 444 miles and a quick overnight so we can check out how yurts look in the wild. So to speak. Maybe even buy one. We are movin on up to the north side. Cool. I just gotta drag Emily to the car. She wants to continue cleaning.
Well, what do you say about a 446 mile drive up Hwy 5, through northern CA into Oregon? You say, at least it wasnt a drive south on Hwy 5 which is complete and utter boredom. North is visually interesting at a minimum and far less traffic. But, still, there isnt much to write about. And since I was doing all the driving its not as if I can take note of all the sights. As a matter of fact, I keep my eyes on the road and dont see the sights. Even less to talk about. Well I did stop for gas twice, once early on in CA and once in Oregon where a nice lady pumped my gas for me because there is no self service in OR. Thats because its so dangerous to pump your own. I am always hearing about someone who blew up or set on fire a gas station because it was self serve. You know? Ok, no. OR is just a bunch of freaks. We stopped for one pee break as well. Emily refused to use the facilities there. She has her standards. We saw many deer on the side of the road. I mean Emily did. And she told me. I recognized many places I have been before. Thats cool. We stopped in Roseburg OR for dinner. Emily found a great Mexican place online and we stopped there. I had some very good Poblano Mole with homemade tortillas. Emily went with her fallback of enchilada and chile relleno combo. They alao served margaritas and I had one omly (driving) and Emily had a second. They were only $6 each. Not to bad. Unfortunately, Emily over consumed and she had a very upset stomach for the next 40 miles to Cottage Grove. And still upset when she went to bed. I feel fine.
We are staying overnight in Cottage Grove which is where the yurt place is at. About 4 miles south if the hotel. I am really looking forward to finally seeing one of these yurts up close and personal. We will be able to get size perspective finally. Helps with layout and just how you think about the thing. Anyway, i’m excited. Not sure about Emily.
We watched bad TV for about an hour. At least I did. Emily started snoring after twenty minutes. Its how she rolls. I am going to sleep soon. Strange how tired driving can be. Maybe the constant attention and activity tires your mind. I don’t really know. But, still tires enough to sleep.