We've enjoyed great dinner parties with them and at a recent one, we came up with the idea of going to Ashland, Oregon. I had heard very good things about this town: they have the Oregon Shakespeare festival and it is home to the University of Southern Oregon. It was a great small town!
CD and Dave wanted to fly there, but there was no way that all four of us could pile into 'Victor', as I call the plane. So they flew and Kim and I drove. During the progress of the planning, another friend joined in the fun; with the addition of Bella, it really became a Ladies mini road trip!
On our way there, we stopped in Crescent city and picked up the fixings for a picnic on the Smith river. Unfortunately, the drive was much longer than the fly-in, so we didn't have enough time to take a dip or dilly dally. Kim and Dave brought a bunch of food for dinner and then we caught "Much ado about nothing" at the Shakespeare festival.
Dave and Kim enjoy some ice cream after the show:
The drive back was even more fun. After dropping off the boys at the airport, we went to Dagoba Chocolate for lots of sampling. I also picked up a few xocolatl bars for my upcoming work trip.
Bella and Kim outside of Dagoba:
Quite nearby was Weisinger's of Ashland, a local winery where we absolutely "had to" try their delicious wines. I didn't imbibe too much since I was driving, but instead picked up a couple of bottles to share with CD later.
On our return, we stopped at the same spot on the Smith river to take that much anticipated dip. The weather wasn't ideal, but we dared each other to get in and once we did, our reward was sunshine. We had a great time!
Our last stop was introducing Kim to Paul Bunyan at the Trees of Mystery:
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