Day 2: Ashland to Eugene, OR

This morning we went to a cute little yarn shop in Ashland (Websters - http://www.yarnatwebsters.com) before hitting the north road again. We also stopped by a handmade soap shop (Emz Blendz - http://www.emzblendzsoap.com) where I purchased two bars of soap and a lip balm. The entire shop smelled like herbs and it was difficult to pick just two bars.

Ashland is famous for its Shakespeare festival, and for its Lithia water, which is dispensed in a special fountain downtown. The water is said to contain "sodium, calcium, iron, bicarbonate, and other healthful minerals." We did notice a couple of people filling up their water bottles in this fountain. Lori and I opted not to sample the water, in part because of its strong sulfur odor.



Next to the Lithia water fountain, there was another fountain, which presumably contains non-Lithia water. I think this may be the most regal water fountain that I have seen.



We made it to Eugene this afternoon. The weather is fantastic! Lori and I went for an afternoon walk to one of the local yarn shops (Soft Horizons Fibre). Now we are settling in for some evening knitting.