Was kind of nice to be pulling out of East Vancouver this morning, taking a different route south over the Columbia River than in the past.
We were on the 205 southbound, so headed through a different stretch of freeway than usual. Soon it was on to the I-5, and more familiar stretches of asphalt.
Made a great stop in Cottage Grove. As in the past, Cottage Grove always has a pleasant surprise or too. This time, I spied an espresso trailer on the main strip into the downtown area, so did a U-turn to double-back and take decisive action on ordering a coffee or two. Well, not so fast Coreman.
The view from the road concealed the rather extensive menu of items that they offered, posted near the back patio. Milkshakes, smoothies, and all sorts of different coffee drinks were on tap. Huh! Well, the kids sorted their way into a 16 oz. milkshake split into 2 cups, and I teed up a coffee of some sort – and we were only having a wee bit of drama on their front-patio assembling that order. You see, splitting 1 big drink into 2 is apparently too much like sharing. *ahem*. Anyhoo, all was going well until it came time to pay. Too bad I failed to notice the little sign politely advising that they accept CASH only. You can imagine my surprise when the owner there offered me the drinks on the house, as she could see I was only packing plastic!
*oops!*
Anyhoo – it all worked out. I dug up 2 $1 American coins, and a $5 Canuck bill that I assured her the bank would take roughly at par.
*whew*
Back on the freeway, with more adventures to come…..we landed in Rogue River, had a pizza, then got back on the road, landing in Yreka, CA soon after.