It was still pretty early in the day when we finished up the crepe breakfast, which was good. We decided to check out the 35 mile “Fruit Loop” and get some things from there. The first stop was the Lavender Farm.
The lavender wasn’t quite in full bloom yet. The lady said with all the rain and nasty weather lately they are behind schedule. In 2-3 weeks the lavender will all be in full bloom. It smelled wonderful there!
There was a gazebo amidst the lavender fields and an arch with vines climbing it. And there was a cute puppy enjoying the shade.
Lavender Puppy
I bought some lavender lotion for my friend that was taking care of my kitties back home. 🙂
We hit the Wy’East Vineyards and did some wine tasting. Not much because it was pretty early in the day. We left with a bottle of Pinot Noir and headed to the next farm to get some fruit.
Wy'East
We stopped at the Apple Valley Country Store and Bakery next. We walked in and there were freshly baked pies everywhere! It smelled sooo good!
Apple Country Store
It was a quaint place and they had walls and walls of different kinds of jams and jellies. There were samples and our favorite was the jalapeno jam. Spicy! They also had homemade mustards of various flavors. I really liked them a lot.
We resisted the freshly baked pies and headed to the next farm: Rasmussen Farms.
At this spot we bought some farm fresh apples! Pink Ladies and Fuji. Very cheap, too!
We’d had enough sight-seeing and headed back towards Portland. We stopped at Oneonta Trail to do a hike before going home.
It was a fairly steep hike. My hip was beginning to bug me again.
We hiked to the triple falls and then headed back.
Stats for the hike:
Time: 1 hour 29 minutes
Calories: 433
We stopped at Franks-A-Lot for a late lunch. It’s a hot dog stand in Portland that serves the best bratwursts!
Lunch
Since it was late in the day when we had lunch, we skipped dinner on Sunday night. Back to the grind: unpacking, laundry, yard work. Blah! Wish the vacation could have lasted a little longer!
Erin at thehealthyapron
Isn’t it so sad when vacation ends? I still have mine to look forward to thank goodness! ha
hundredtenpounds
Yes, I didn’t want it to end!!