Our Trip to the Coast

My DH had the week of Thanksgiving off so we decided to take a little trip to the coast. One of the places we decided to stop along the way was the Tillamok cheese factory. We both found it absolutely fascinating. Upstairs is a viewing window that allows visitors to view the entire cutting and packaging process of their cheddar cheese.

These are the big blocks of cheddar cheese that have been in another warehouse where they are aged. The longer they age the sharper the cheeses.

Here you can see more of the assembly line. The lady right in front is making sure all the cut cheese blocks weigh the same amount and if not she pulls them off the line and adds a thin slice of cheese to make it meet its weight.

In the middle you can see the finished packaging of the Tillamok Cheddar Cheese Baby loaf. After view all this we went downstairs to their store and sampling counter. Might I also mention that they make their own ice cream! My DH had French Silk and I had Coffee Mocha. They were delicious!!!

We then headed to the coast and it wasn't until the next day that we really got a good view of the ocean.

We walked along a seawall and when we looked back that was the view.

It sure was a beautifully sunny day!

We had a lovely time driving along the coast and stopping to get out and take pictures! We definitely plan on going back for another visit!