Day 33 - Reedsport to McMinville

Oh my goodness. I have determined that while Oregon is crazy pretty and the people are really nice, I do not want to move here. Mainly because of the speed limits. I drove for a good 5 hours today along decently sized roads, and the speed limit never exceeded 55. And through towns, it went down to 25. And there were cops everywhere, so I couldn't push the limit at all. At a couple points, I was literally banging my head on my headrest I was so frustrated. Especially when I was stuck behind a truck of tree logs going about 35 in a 55 zone for at least 10 miles.  Gah!!!!!

I turned away from the coast around 2 PM. I'm it sure if I'll see the pacific again on this trip. Maybe up in/around Vancouver? I had planned on hitting 5 wineries today, but one was closed, and one's tasting room was actually in a wine bar that I didn't feel like dealing with. So I did get to my b&b for the night about an hour before planned, but that gave me time to take a nap before I got hungry for dinner, so that's good. I'm not sure if my palate is burnt out, or if I've picked sub-par wineries, or what, but I did not enjoy the wines today nearly as much as the California wines. Tomorrow is the Willamette Valley, so we'll see if things improve. 

I'm having dinner tonight in a Spanish restaurant on downtown McMinville. I'm a sucker for an authentic paella. 

My official Tonys review: I (along with the rest of humanity) am in love with Neil Patrick Harris. The opening number was beyond anything. And he's just so funny all of the time. His mash ups? I was dying. And the cancelled tv shows number? Fantastic. A couple of the shows' performances were a little....trite? Predictable? Unoriginal? I can see why Bring it On closed. And while I have no desire to see Kinky Boots, I'm glad that it won best musical, since it was the most original one amongst the bunch (yes, I know it's based on a film, but it's a semi-obscure film). Oh, but I did not enjoy their performance. It seemed repetitive and one-note gimmicky (Hi! We're going to use conveyor belts! Isn't that cool?). I liked the inclusion of current broadway shows in addition to the new shows, but the phantom lip sync? Yawn. And, good god, could there have been any more children performing this year? It was a freaking day care up there. That's most of my thoughts. I'm likely going to watch it all again tonight. Especially that opening number.