Our little trip to Portland over the weekend went well, except for the ice storm that hit Saturday. We stayed indoors the whole day with our friends (who we were staying with, fortunately, otherwise we’d have really worn out our welcome), and pretty much any other plans we’d had were shot. On the other hand,… Continue reading Ice capades
Category: Travel
Back to the Rose City
Seems like we just can’t get enough of Portland; we’re heading there tomorrow (Friday). It’s part follow-up to our son’s eye surgery, part vacation-y trip. Always fun. I’d like to get in a trip to Powell’s Bookstore, but I don’t think we’ll have the time unfortunately.
This week
Yes, I’m finally back posting. It’s been a week. The eye surgery went very well, as good as it could have gone, and except for red eyes, you wouldn’t even know our son had surgery. The only real issue we’ve had is a bit of a struggle when we give him his eye medicine (topical… Continue reading This week
In Portland
Sitting in the Red Lion Inn at the Convention Center in Portland tonight; we’ll be here for the next couple of days. Not a pleasure or casual visit, though; tomorrow our son (he’s three) has corrective eye surgery for esotropia. It’ll be his second such surgery (our daughter, who’s five, has also had two eye… Continue reading In Portland
The weekend in Portland
I’m pleased to report that Portland is still where it’s supposed to be. Or at least, it was when we left on Sunday, I can’t really speak for any time after that. We stayed at the downtown Residence Inn over the weekend, which despite being located right next to I-5 is a rather nice hotel.… Continue reading The weekend in Portland
Gone this weekend
Off to Portland this weekend. I may be online—we’re taking the laptop with the wireless card—but may not be, either; sometimes it’s nice to unplug.
Mission Beach
When we were in San Diego, we of course had to visit the beach. So on one of our “off” days we packed up a picnic lunch and headed over to Mission Beach. It was a nice, sunny, hot day, pretty much what you’d expect for Southern California (even in late September), but you know… Continue reading Mission Beach
Lodging
On our trip to San Diego we stayed in several hotels while on the road, and with my brother and his wife while there. Here’s some thoughts on where to stay—or not stay—if you find yourself on the same or similar trip. Avoid, at all costs, the Best Value Inn just off the freeway in… Continue reading Lodging
Back to it
Yes, we’re back from our vacation to SoCal. Actually, we got back yesterday and today was back to work and routine, but I just wasn’t quite ready to “return” to the blog, as it were. It was a good trip, but tiring. San Diego is a neat city, but in general I wouldn’t want to… Continue reading Back to it
Vacation starts…
Vacation is about to start. Once I leave work, we’re pretty much on the road, and while we’re bringing a laptop, there’s no guarantee I’ll be online much, so this may be the last post for a while. Or not; I’ll try to update from the road if I get the chance. Au revoir!