Portland, OR
Today was our last day in Portland with Seth and Lisa. We had a late breakfast of hot seven grain cereal and good Portland coffee. We went by a mailbox place to ship purchases from the Columbia store, Kitchen Kaboodle, and dirty clothes home so we wouldn't have to deal with them on the plane. We stopped at a burger joint that had a fantastic burger. Then it was back to the house for some chores and to pack for the trip back.
The afternoon was spent visiting the Forestry Museum. They have a lot of film clips and interactive exhibits. There was one simulating a smoke jumper where you tried to land on a specific spot. Another was simulating using a timber harvester. The film clips showed the different types of forest ecosystems. Many types of woods were on display.
We left a little after seven to go to dinner and then on to the airport. I had Braised Beef that was really tender and very good. Lynda had wings that made her eyes water and her nose run. That's how you tell good wings. The kids then dropped us off at the terminal for our flight.
It is so hard to stay connected at such a distance. It was good to catch up on what is going on in their lives and let them have a peek into ours. We saw their new house for the first time. They were most gracious hosts.
When we boarded the plane Lynda had an aisle seat and I had a middle seat. The window seat was for a woman with a fidgety 6 month old. It didn't bode well. Fortunately, the child was very quiet and slept the whole trip. We arrived in Charlotte on Tuesday and found our flight on to Myrtle Beach seriously delayed, but that is another story. Tune in tomorrow.
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