Apparently everyone in the valley had the same idea and traffic was awful in my little unair-conditioned car. After almost two hours we made it to Lincoln City to find a very heavy layer of fog hanging over the town and ocean, not to mention it was FREEZING! We stopped at a little grocery store to buy some food and get a park pass to go hiking. The cashier told us the trail was closed (and they don't sell the passes there anyway). I had a back up plan and decided we would hike Cascade Head, a 4.5 mile round trip 1,200 ft gain with spectacular views.
We ate our picnic in the parking lot of the trail head and then began a very fun steep hike (with no views). The fog was so thick you couldn't see very far, but it still was beautiful. When we got to the top we were sitting in the sunshine above the fog layer looking out at the ocean but all we could see was a thick blanket of fog. We decided we will have to come back and do the hike on a clear day because the views would have been amazing!
When we got home I made us a delicious fondue dinner and we had our wedding cake for dessert. Not the frozen freezer-burnt year old wedding cake, but a fresher version of it I picked up from the Konditorei.
On Sunday we had waffles with strawberries (I had picked earlier this summer) and whipped cream. Yum Yum! Erik made us reservations at Portland City Grill for dinner so we got dressed up and drove to Portland. They had reserved us a table with a great view of the city, we could see Mt. Hood, Mt. St. Helens, and Mt. Adams. The table was sprinkled with rose petals and heart glitter, then the waiter brought us delicious champagne. It was definitely a once in a life time celebration!
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