Traveling to Portland

On our way to Portland, we saw so many beautiful country sight seeings. Seeing many old barns were one of the neatest we saw during our trip. Yet, we even survived through the snow without needing to use chains for our van. It was somewhat better than when we first arrived to Bend, Oregon.

This time, we already left for Portland from Bend, Oregon. Some of the snow had melt, but knowing it was risky to drive through the icy roads. David was a very cautious driver all the way to the top of Oregon--Columbia Gorges River. This river is between two states: Oregon and Washington. (That's where Lewis and Clark took their journey from Missouri to Oregon.) By the time we have reached to Columbia River, we stopped for our lunch. Inside of the building, I saw a strange sign in a Food Mart store. Have you ever heard providing a shower for the tourist? I didn't, but I thought it was interesting to see this peculiar sign.

Three hours later, we finally arrived to our hotel where one of David's colleague friends lives nearby you. There was another strange sign-- who would want to live in a city called, "Boring?" We did not stay in this city, but was close enough to this city.

After we had our dinner, we met David's college classmates, Craig and his family. The family has three kids. The kids hit it off well for a couple of hours. All of the kids, including mine, were WILD ! Heidi called the children, "The Lost Boys" because they were loud and we had to remind them to settle their voice down. It didn't work whenever we, as parents, tried to scold them throughout the night. While they were playing wild, we, as adults, indeed did have a nice chatting for a couple of hours. Without a doubt, we will be seeing them again in the near future.