Day 18: Voodoo Yum Yums

Portland, OR and Cannon Beach, OR

We skipped breakfast today, opting instead for some power bars on our way to the coast. We were finally on our last leg of the coast to coast part of our cross country road trip! The drive was about an hour from Portland, OR to Cannon Beach, OR. We arrived around 11:30 and wandered onto the beach where the wind blew strongly in sixty degree sunny weather. Apparently it does not get much warmer there though and everyone just wears sweatshirts. Nevertheless, it was beautiful. Cannon Beach is known for an awesome rock formation called Haystack Rock in the shallow water just off the shore. It looked like paradise for the seabirds. We walked down the beach for a bit until we wandered off into the main town. Oregon has a ton of breweries, so Drew and I felt it necessary to eat lunch at Bill's Tavern and Brew House. After lunch, we thought it was too cold to walk on the beach so we walked back on a sort of sidewalk between the beach and the beachfront homes, which, curiously, were all a very similar shade of gray. A couple of hours after we got to the beach we were on our way home. 

Drew in front of Haystack Rock

Both exhausted after the two and a half hour traffic-filled drive to the hotel, Drew and I rested for a bit before heading to downtown Portland for dinner. We ate at Laughing Planet, an organic fast-casual restaurant where we both had delicious, organic meals. After dinner we walked to the Waterfront Park along the Willamette River. On our way back to the car, we saw a tour guide holding a pink box of donuts that said "Voodoo Doughnut" on it. We immediately searched for it on our phones and found out that it's a famous donut shop and has been featured on numerous TV shows. The line was around the block and we waited for forty-five minutes, but it was worth it. I think Drew and I can agree that those were the best donuts we had each ever had. We both bought some extra for breakfast the next morning, walked to the car, and slept gloriously in the hotel, prepping for our 7 a.m. departure to Crater Lake National Park.

Line for Voodoo Doughnut at 9 p.m.