Hi
I tried Eagle about a year ago, and I agree it had a bizarre interface. I'm the type that if I can get up and doing something productive with the tool in a couple of hours, I'll dump it, especially if I have to pay for it.
I been using Design Spark PCB for a about a year now and was able to get designing in a couple of hours. It's free, and has no board size or layer limititations, supports LTSpice, and has built in 3D board viewer. Produced a few boards, and am happy with the results. I highly recommend Design Spark.