This week, Grandpa Jack is visiting us from Massachusetts.
Feeling the need to show him the best Portland has to offer,
we have gone into a mini-vacation mode, filling our days with some
of the greatest things in life:
Good food, good hiking, and --of course--
Golf.
Our friend has an inside connection with one of the local golf courses,
allowing me and Orin to tag along for nine holes.
I was really excited at the opportunity to play
Orin, not so much...
After golfing we cleaned up and set off for Andina,
our favorite restaurant in Portland...
The food there is out-of-this-world amazing.
If you ever find yourself in NW Portland,
give it a try, it will not disappoint.
The next day, we drove out to Eagle Creek
in the Columbia River Gorge
It is absolutely beautiful out there.
This time of year all of the salmon are running upstream.
After spawning they turn bright red
and splash around lazily in the river.
The water was packed with them,
I think I could have jumped in and caught one with my bear hands.
We hiked all the way out to the spot where Casey and I
got engaged...
Last time we were here, it was just the two of us...
now two has become three
and life has gotten significantly more interesting,
to say the least.
With each passing day,
Orin is finding new ways to make us smile
Life is good.
Tomorrow we are off bright and early for a day at the coast.
See you then.
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