Cannon Beach, Oregon

My Mom drove out here for a short visit to watch the girls while we met up with Bart & Raven at his mother's beach house in Oregon.  It was an amazing trip with tons of great food and wines.  I had never been to Oregon but it was just as I imagined.  It was a really cool & eclectic beach town with lots of fun shops and eateries.  Jinx was a great hostess and spoiled us with her never-ending  generosity! 

We went to the EVOO cooking school in town and was educated and fed; each course better than the last!  We also drove into the Willamette Valley to check out a few wineries.  We tried some Pinot Noir which I believe is now my favorite red wine, very smooth.  We had lunch, visited another winery and drove into Portland for the evening. 

We got out and went to a local dive for a delicious breakfast and did some hiking on our last day there.  The views from Mt. Neahkahnie were absolutely breath-taking!  We came back to the beach house and cleaned up a bit and settled in for some wine and pizza that we baked in Jinx's outdoor wood pizza oven.  Deee-lish!  The guys graciously built a bon-fire for us on the beach, so after dinner we relaxed by firelight and listened to the ocean while eating s'mores.  Does it get any better than that?!?