Powell Butte Nature Park, Portland Oregon Our 1st Visit to Powell Butte! We expected to walk in a park surrounded by houses when we drove to the Powell Butte Nature Park’s parking lot. However, as we climbed up the hill into the park, the houses disappeared. Suddenly, we were surprised to see the very beautiful […]
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Kelley Point Park, OR Oregon We are baack! How wonderful it is to be back in the Pacific Northwest to continue our traveling adventure again! I was excited to see the beautiful white mountaintops flying into the area again. After we landed and drove to our accommodation, everything looked cheerful. Driving through Portland, we saw
Traveling Back to the Netherlands Oregon Flying Back Home Again! Dec 26, 2022 ~ 25 mi ~ 0.5 hrs Our son drove us to Portland International Airport for our red-eye flight to Chicago International Airport, traveling back to the Netherlands. After dropping us off with two large suitcases and Hemmes, we quickly hugged and said,
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Checking Out! Oregon Celebrating a Cozy Christmas We celebrated Christmas with our son and daughter-in-law while our youngest son joined us with Facetime for a while. We enjoyed delicious food, Christmas music, Christmas movies, playful chitchatting with each other, and working on the not-so-easy jigsaw puzzle. Checking Out … However the next day, we were
Hotel Benson in Portland, OR Oregon Hotel Benson, Portland, OR My DIL and I met at The Palm Court at the Hotel Benson in Portland on the shortest day of the year for lunch, to see the gingerbread display, and to stroll downtown. The historic hotel opened in 1913 and still reflects a golden era,
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Ships Parade in Portland, OR Oregon Ships Parade Our DIL invited us to join them to see the 68th Christmas Ships Parade in Portland on the Willamette River on December 20, 2022. Despite the rain, many people were interested in seeing the ships decorated for Christmas. The event was organized and paid for by ship
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The Trolley Trail, Milwaukie, OR Oregon Back to Oregon We returned to Oregon after moving two and a half years ago. We are staying in a cute Airbnb downtown Oak Grove, near Milwaukie, OR. It feels great to be back! Family and friends are within half an hour’s drive. I am looking forward to seeing
Saying Goodbye Again! California A long drive from Monterey, CA to Redding, CA December 11, 2022 325 mi about 6 hrs In two days, we drove from Monterey, CA, via Redding, CA, to Milwaukee, OR, a total of about 740 miles. We loved the no-hassle, pet-friendly Red Roof policy because we were accepted immediately without
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Visiting Monterey, CA California A Short Stroll at The Old Fisherman’s Wharf Our stay in Monterey, CA, was planned as a short last-minute break during our long-distance drive back home to Oregon. The weather here in Monterey was dramatically different as we went from experiencing calm, clear blue skies and a warming sun to dark
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Saying Goodbye Again! California Saying Goodbye to San Diego, and Driving to Monterey, CA. We thanked and said goodbye to San Diego’s welcoming Airbnb early in the morning. The days had flown by too soon. We realized we just saw a glimpse of what San Diego has to offer; however, “we will be back”. Monterey,
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