Our family left Oregon early in the morning and we were finally heading toward home.
We said goodbye after one last punch in the face with the Portlandia vibe at Black Rock Coffee Bar. The coffee was yummy, and the baristas had dreads, piercings and tattoos in all the right places.
Driving around the country is amazing. Every time we passed a farm I would beg Brad to quit the world with me, and move to an old farmhouse.
He said no.
After a couple hundred miles of my restoring-an-old-farm-fantasy, the children were getting a little restless. It’s a good thing I bought the Roadside America app! Lo and behold, there was a rest stop in O’Brien, OR that promised to deliver all the unusual a person can handle!
The O’Brien Market and Deli {and Post Office} had everything and more.
A giant fly over the bathrooms… (it’s way bigger than it looks in this picture)
A life-sized redwood gnome…
A climbable vintage caboose…
And a market where everyone got to pick out candy…
AND we added a member to our family – Barry the Redwood Bear.
The whole time we were shopping the market Tess was hugging the bear.
How could we say no?
I mean really, people! The store owners even knocked down the price by $25, because she was so adorable.
More rest stops coming up!
Day 12 – Traveled 284 miles
(for part 1 of Rest Stop Adventures)
View our whole trip here:
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pattie cordova says
wow!!! First time hearing about the roadside app too – will definitely have to download. Great pics!
Linsey K says
I love the caboose! We love to stop anywhere that has anything to do with trains! Lovely trip!
Dinah says
So fun! Tess is just so adorable. I love reading your posts… off to read some more 🙂