Beth is a great girlfriend. Sitting around on this Sunday morning talking about hikes and what to do along the Oregon coast, she miraculously remembered that the US was playing Brazil in the cup final that morning. After scrambling around and grabbing a quick shower, we drove to the nearest town (Tillamook) and started looking around for a sports bar. This is not the easiest thing to find in a sleepy town on a Sunday morning. Robbie eventually found a hotel bar that had a tv in it and asked if he could turn it on and watch the game. This isn’t a soccer blog so the game will not be dissected, but the US team surprised everyone by giving Brazil a good fight and showing that they were for real. Hopefully the same team shows up next summer to the World Cup.
After watching the game and enjoying a couple local beers and amazing carnitas nachos, we decided to head 2 minutes up the road to check out the main attraction in town: the Tillamook cheese factory. The factory is best summed up by the indescribable but nonetheless overwhelming smell of milkfat that hits you in the face walking in the front door. The factory was packed but we still managed to stand in a surprisingly long line for cheese samples and then a way too rich mudslide ice cream cone. The best thing to do with beers, nachos, cheese, and ice cream in our stomachs seemed to be to stop by a jerky store and get some samples there. After this great idea we did a beautiful run/hike on a nearby trail overlooking the ocean (sorry we forgot the camera though) and Robbie somehow managed not to puke up the afternoon’s indulgences. After this it was game time again followed by bed.
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