This past weekend we embarked on our first “vacation” as a family of four. It was kept easy with a mere two hour ride from home with a stop at the Tillamook Creamery conveniently placed 3/4 of the way in.

We chose Pacific City because I was supposed to ride Reach The Beach with friends from Colorado [and my team], but I got sick, they got sick, and it ended up as us having a house to ourselves without riding bikes.

Aside from the terrible twos, an infant that really doesn’t like to sleep or not scream, and it raining just about the entire time, it was a truly splendid trip. I wish we thought to do easy weekend getaways more often.

Pacific City is small enough to not overwhelm a young family, but also large enough to have groceries and a variety of good food options for a weekend or a touch more.