Home again.....naturally!

I went to bed at 9 pm Monday night, and was wide awake by 6 Tuesday morning....probably even a little before 6. We had about 243 miles to go to the Cape, and our home.  TLE was able to do some shopping after we arrived in Salem Monday afternoon.....Costco was right next door to the La Quinta Inn where we stayed, and a local store that carries a special salad dressing TLE loves was only a few blocks away so she headed out in the car while I turned on MNF, and set my computer up for the night.

Tuesday morning we had plans to meet our good friend Claude at a local breakfast place in Albany, OR.....just 22 miles south of the La Quinta so we left around 8:20, and were at the 'Original Breakfast Restaurant' by 8:45 exchanging hugs with Claude, and then enjoying a great breakfast and conversation.  Yelp gives them 3.5 stars on 83 reviews......we would give them at least 4 stars.  The food was 'home cooked' and fresh.  The restaurant is just off I-5 and it is an 'easy off and on'.

By 9:45 we were back on the road heading south into the coming storm......we hit the rain about 40 miles south of Salem, and had rain pretty much the rest of the way home to Cape Blanco.

Driving along the Umpqua River towards Reedsport

The drive along HWY 38 paralleling the Umpqua River was delightful as the traffic was very light, and we merged on to HWY 101 southbound by Noon.  We filled up in North Bend, OR (on the north side of Coos Bay) for the last time on this trip averaging 30 mpg for the stretch from The Dalles.  We were very pleased with the performance of the Beetle on this 1300 mile round trip drive.....we just per her on cruise control and held on to the steering wheel.

We were home by 1:45........should have been home by 1:20, but southbound traffic was a little slow due to the heavy rainfall.  Fortunately, it stopped raining for about 30 minutes just as we arrived home allowing us to empty the car without getting soaked.  Within minutes after closing the coach door for the final time the sky fell again.

We spent the late afternoon and evening catching up on programs that recorded while we were gone, and were in bed by 11 pm......so nice to be back in our own bed after a week!

Thanks for stopping by!