The Dynamic Duo

Hang on to your hats! You lucky people will soon be able to read many nonsensical pages worth of new vacation ramblings. That’s right; UltraMom is going to the Oregon Coast! It wasn’t easy to arrive (mentally) at this “destination”, though I hope the physical arriving goes without a hitch. We started out with a week in late March that corresponded to Spring Break at Boise State U, and the stipulation (UltraDad) that we were NOT going to Vegas yet again. Johnny mentioned his caveat that the vacation not include a tour of the Route 66 Museum and that we go nowhere near the Hoover Dam. Jim just wants to do outdoors stuff and would like it if we could camp, hike and fish the whole time. So, since we were all on the same page, as it were, UltraMom made the decison, and now it is up to everyone else to get excited about it and help with the planning.
It seems that most everyone (but me) has been to the Oregon Coast before. I have a Frommer’s Oregon guide book borrowed from one friend, a map of Oregon and brochures of Newport from another, and a copy of Oregon Coast magazine and the loan of a waterproof sweatshirt from yet another. Also, we have about 5 opinions about the best way to go and the best things to see.
Johnny mentioned that he would love to see a Broadway production, so a little “surfing” found “The Starlight Express” playing in Portland in our time frame. Yeah, I’d never heard of it either, but the music is by Andrew Lloyd Weber, and its about trains, so it’s gotta be good, right? Anyway, tickets have been purchased, so that’s that.
Jim found us a fishing charter so he could fulfill his heart’s desire of fishing in the ocean. UltraMom booked the trip for the guys, but is still a little undecided about “taking the plunge” herself, as she gets a little dizzy swinging on a swingset, and still has a headache tonight from tipping backwards too far on her big exercise ball. Unless we load up on the dramamine…............
UltraMom’s picks are the big Aquarium at Newport and the Portland Zoo, while UltraDad wants to visit the WoodMizer sawmill factory where he bought his own portable Woodmizer many, many years ago.
So, sounds like fun for the whole family right? Well, not quite, since the UltraHeather and UB won’t be along. And it could be raining the whole time and pretty cold and windy. It is after all, only March.
But for a week, we will have a change of scenery and try to leave our problems behind (though i have a feeling they will still be lurking about when we return) and try to make some memories.
In the meantime, the planning and anticipation is fun, and any tips from you Oregon Coast Vacation Veterans are gratefully accepted.
Excitedly Yours,
UltraMom