I almost forgot to tell you about Medora. A beautiful, small town, it is very much “Stars’ Hollow”.
Breakfast at the Cowboy Cafe–a good, old-fashioned small town restaurant–dinner at the Badlands Pizza Parlor and Saloon. Both were excellent, and reasonably priced. Interesting shops, some of which are trendy, some more practical. Three ice cream shops (we only tried one) and two coffee houses (one of which is also one of the ice cream places–I had to explain how to make an iced chai). We sat for a while at Hidden Springs Java. Good coffee, nice place.
There are a lot of things we didn’t try in Medora, that we will come back for, including the Medora Musical, the Rough Riders Hotel with Theodore’s Dining Room, and more.
Medora is named for the wife of the Marquis de Mores, who came to the area in 1883 with new ideas for meat packing. He founded a plant here, sending meat via the Northern Pacific Railway to Chicago. The plant burned down eventually, leaving only the chimney in a park; the house still stands as a museum.
As I write this post, I am sitting in a wonderful coffee shop in Newport, OR: the Newport Bay Coffee Co and Roastery. The coffee and food are wonderful, and the people are very friendly. Carrie is our barista; she is the baker for the coffee house, and we ate delicious vegan banana muffins and a breakfast taco with egg, cheese, red potatoes, and avocado. Reasonably priced and delicious. Ready to check out the beach and the town, in a few minutes. Lots of surf action–do I need to buy a board?
We’ll post photos and other posts, catching up with Oregon, later. Soon, I hope.
Hang loose,
Patti and Rowan.
See the musical it’s awesome this year!