On our coastal tour north, we took a bit of side trip to Portland, Oregon. It is a very livable, comfortable, funky, and a bit of an odd city. One of their slogans/creeds is "keep Portland weird."
We stayed there for a weekend, and Mark, Carolyn's brother, came down from Victoria and toured the city with us.
The Pacific Northwest, including Portland, is well known for its coffee. Here are a couple of tourists sampling the fare at an outdoor food and beverage market.
We spent some time on Saturday walking around the city. Along with the food market above, we went to the largest bookstore in U.S. (Powell's--sorry no pictures) and then took in another outdoor market. This one was a craft and arts market.
Portland has a local tradition in their movie theatres of selling beer and pizza, which you can consume while you watch the movie.
We did just that ...very civilized. Cheers!
After Portland, we returned to the Oregon coast, and visited Cannon Beach, a lovely spot for lunch or just sightseeing.
In fact, one the rock outcroppings on Cannon beach is one of the most photographed spots on the Oregon coast, so we took our share of pictures here too.
A view of Cannon beach view from above.
The Oregon coast reminded us of the Great Ocean Road between Melbourne and Adelaide in Australia: often rugged, often stunningly beautiful. Most days on our trip along the coast were sunny, so we think Oregon was trying to show off. It certainly did that well...
More to come on Washington...
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