Triple D & The Oregon Pacfic Coast

We spent more time in Boise, Idaho then expected, good stores, people and food. We went to Cabela's on the way out of town, then stopped off at a second Triple D in Boise.  This one was called Donnie Mac's Trailer Park Cuisine, the owner, Don Mackenkie has a number of restaurants through Montana as well. 

We had a great meal, the place was crazy, as they all were.  They had tailgates as counter tops, cars as table booths.. the owners & staff were very welcoming.

We travelled across the State of Idaho to the State of Oregon.   We camped in a State Park outside a town called Bend.  We found the State Parks in Oregon one of the best from across all the other parks we stayed at. 
We spent the night in Bend, as we knew the next day we'd have to cross BIG hills.

The camp site was great.  The next day we climbed the mountains toward the coast, we had to travel through clouds in the mountains. The trees became "furry" with moss, grass grew..

We had our first glimpse of the Ocean in Newport, Oregon.  It was rainy, as coastal weather often is! We went directly for Clam Chowder at an old classic restaurant called Mo's.. we saw seals, fishing boats and everything felt soo very different then the rest of the country. 

We stayed the night in another State Park just outside of Newport, then left first thing and slowly headed up the coast.

It has vast beaches and trails, it cleared up long enough for us to enjoy it.

We explored a lot.. there was a Fort in Fort Stevens, it's actually the only place in North America that was actually shot at by a Japanese Sub during the 2nd world war.

We had a great camping spot in Fort Steven's State Park. There were only two of us in the area we were in, so, we liked that.

We're now in Port Angeles, Washington.  We're going to take the ferry over to Victoria, BC tomorrow, hand out with Kaily & Ryan for two sleeps..  Kaily's got some whale watching planned for all of us on Saturday, we'll looking forward to that.  Sunday we'll head toward Rossland, BC for another two sleeps.. then we cross back across.. so, one week left to the roadtrip now!

Pizzalchik in Boise, Idaho, our 5th Triple D

We drove to Boise, Idaho from Salt Lake City, Utah.  We had rain for the first day in almost 3 weeks.  But, it wasn't so bad. We arrived into Boise at around 7pm, as it was rainy and cooler, we opted for a hotel tonight, as the only camping around was Primitive Camping. even though we both enjoy primitive camping, we're fair weather primitive campers.
Our favorite Triple Ds seem to be those where the staff & owners are very passionate and seem to have ownership in the restaurant.   This was a restaurant which has only been opened 5 years ago, and all the staff we spoke to had been with them since the first year they opened, they had all been there when Guy was there as well.  They where all twirling their pizzas like masters!

You walk into Pizzalchik and you order your food & drink and pay. Good is either pizza, zalad or chicken (which reflects their name). Then you tell them what table you're sitting at & they'll bring you your food, and you take your own knives and forks back to your table, go to the bar to pick up your drinks.

Jerry had Elk & Pepper and Pizza, I had a Mediterranean Pizza. 

This restaurant was owned by a man & his son. The son was flipping the pizza, the father was very an excellent host and seemed to have fun with the staff, but clearly trusted them in their roles.

They also have a band and play music in their out door cafe on Saturday nights.  They seem to like to have fun.

Boise is a real nice town, downtown is full of outdoor cafes, interesting mix of funky shops.  A special River runs through the town.  After our time downtown and by the river, we headed over the to Cabela's store.  Jerry's favorite store, i see why.  We both bought some things we needed, I found their prices actually half or REI's prices.

I went for a run this morning, eating at two Triple Ds in so many days, I'll be aiming to run again tomorrow morning.

Tomorrow we're heading toward the coast, we're 10hours away, so, we'll do it in two days.  We'll take Hwy 20 across to the coast. We thinking of camping at State & National parks across and up the coast. 

Thanks!
Sofie, Jerry & Duke