It’s starting out to be a really bad travel day. We can get to DFW, but we can’t get out of there, maybe until tomorrow. The good news is we had breakfast at an awesome place this morning, Pine State Biscuit. They’ve gotten loads of press, including being on Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives. we had…
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Portland Sans Halibut – Day Five
We tried, but there is no halibut to be had, none of the fishermen are in yet. We continued our McMenamins tour today, then went downtown Portland to Southpark seafood restaurant. I’m not sure I could even tell you what all we ordered, but it was all delicious, and below is a picture of the…
Portland Trip – Day Two
It’s been great day in Portland. The weather was gorgeous, much to my surprise, glad NOAA was wrong. I love it that it’s spring here and the cherry blossoms are out. Also the camellia bushes and azalea bushes are gorgeous. We did a little shopping and some serious grocery shopping. Grocery shopping is always fabulous…
Portland Trip – Day One
I love Portland (Oregon) and decided to take a spring trip. My biggest challenge was enduring the six hour layover in Houston. It’s one of my most unfavorite airports, mainly because it’s so hard to navigate, between the walking forever and the carts that want to make you a hood ornament, but a free ticket…
Austin in the Rain
Can’t say that it was the easiest trip I’ve made to Austin. The rain has been fabulous, but when rain and traffic come together as one on the highway, talking and gesturing to other drivers ramps up considerably. Even though our trip was primarily for printer ink and shelves for the garage, we did manage…