On Tuesday morning, after fuelling up on more pancakes at Byways Cafe in Portland and picking up some supplies at Safeway, we headed west for the Oregon coast on a lovely sunny day.After an hour or so on the interstate and on Highway 6 through wooded hillsides, a little less spectacular than those we'd seen in Washington, we reached the town of Tillamook. From there we took what is called the Three Capes Scenic Drive, a winding and badly maintained road looping r...

After our fun night out last night, drinking beer in a bar 30 stories above the city, we've had a fairly easy going day but managed to see plenty of Portland.We started off the day with a big breakfast at Byways Cafe, just down the road from the hostel, before taking a walk to Powell's City of Books, the largest independent used and new book store in the world. Covering a whole city block over 4 floors, the place was massive. We managed to find some 2nd hand trav...

We have returned from the wilderness.After 3 days of some of the most amazing scenery and most extreme conditions, we've made it to Portland where it was a pleasant 20 degress earlier.Our latest adventure began on Friday morning when we left Seattle and caught the ferry over to Bainbridge Island. From there we drove up to Highway 101 which loops round the whole Olympic Peninsula. Our first stop was at Port Angeles, the main town on the peninsula. Here, we saw the...