Gearhart Trip

We took our second annual Barbara's Birthday Trip to the Coast last weekend, with the dogs in tow. We left on Friday afternoon and got down to the coast around 9:00 p.m. About an hour after we got settled in we took the dogs out in the backyard and managed to lock ourselves out of the house. Of course none of the neighbors were there or if they were they were visitors too, so no spare keys were easily accessible. Since my cell phone and everything else were all in the house, I had to walk into town to try to use the phone. The only place still open at 10:30 p.m. was the bowling alley, which technically was closed but they let me in.

After a few calls, I was able to get a 24 hour locksmith to come out to the house, which was not so easy as I didn't know the exact address. The guy who showed up did not exactly inspire confidence as he tried to get a credit card in the lock to open it. Finally after an hour or more of messing around trying to pick the lock, he had to drill one of the locks to get in. I was pretty amazed to find out that with a high quality drill, you can break into almost any house. I also got a lesson on all the different kinds of locks you can buy. So close to 1:00 a.m., we finally got back in the house although we still had to have the guy come back the next day to replace the old lock he had destroyed with the drill.

The rest of the trip went a lot better. We had a couple of great dinners at the Pacific Cafe (see review: http://kennethwilliamsmith.blogspot.com/2007/07/pacific-way-bakery-cafe.html) and had some awesome long walks on the beach. The weather was also great the majority of the time, although there was a thick fog on Sunday and Monday mornings. Overall another great birthday trip.