We started slow today, maybe because of yesterday's exercise or today's short travel distance.
We left Pacific City at 11:15am, drove a short distance to Cloverdale and ... yup, stopped for breakfast at the Blacktail Cafe. This is a cute place. It appears to be the only open eating place in town. The staff is friendly, the menu is varied and their meals are quite good. The service is really SLOW, so plan ahead to enjoy the atmosphere. They let us know Melba Toast (a.k.a. cinnamon rolls) was/were just coming out of the oven. They were outstanding They rated in the top three of our trip cinnamon roll contest (St. Mary, Jasper and now Cloverdale).
Blacktail Cafe
We continued the drive to visit Eric Witchey in Salem. Eric is a special family member to both of us. The story is complex and won't be included here. We don't get to see him very often, so this visit is real treat.
Trailer parking at Eric's was a bit of a challenge.
View overlooking Salem from Eric's house.
Eric is an accomplished writer and a gifted teacher.
Part of Eric's train layout.
More train layout ... he's crafted all of it.
We learned so much from shared insights.
We ended the evening with a wonderful dinner and conversation at McGrath's Fish House.
Map Tracks
Start: Pacific City, Oregon
East on Three Capes Scenic Drive to US-101
North on US-101 to Oregon-22
East on Oregon-22 to Salem
End: 67 miles @ Eric Witchey's in Salem, Oregon
Some day, I'd like to hear the Eric story (stories??).
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