Spring Break

Tammy's parents (Shari and Randy + Ginger) came out to visit with us on our spring break this year. I am pretty sure we did more in that week than the previous six months combined. It is exhausting just trying to think about it. There is a common thread amongst our itinerary... pretty obvious if you know the Wegeners. Here is a summary of the events:

Saturday, March 20:

We took a walk on the Esplanade, which is a multi-use pathway located along the Willamette River. Tammy and Randy took pictures. We went to VooDoo Doughnuts (big surprise). Randy took pictures. We went to the Saturday Market. We went to St. John's Bridge and took more pictures. We even went back to the Esplanade for night shots of the city.

Sunday, March 21:

Sunday we drove through the Columbia River Gorge Scenic Loop and took pictures of many different waterfalls. It was raining pretty hard in the gorge so we didn't linger. I would bet that we were at Multnomah Falls for a total of 6 minutes, Randy took one picture and that was it. We ate at a Shari's Restaurant (no relation and no discount either - sorry Shari). We went to Laurelhurst Park and Mt. Tabor Park to take pictures of ducks. We even went to Overlook Park for night shots of the city and the Steel Bridge.


Monday, March 22:
The Coast

On Monday we stayed at the condo (a friend's) in Neskowin, OR, on the Oregon Coast. The dogs loved (as usual) playing at Proposal Rock Beach. We visited Pacific City, Oreon and took pictures of the rocks in the water. Probably the best part of the coast was the tide pools in an undisclosed location...
We took sunset pictures at Cape Kiwanda.


Tuesday, March 23:
More coast

We were still at Proposal Rock Inn and started to head north along the coast. We stopped at Cape Lookout in search of whales, but we found seals instead. We stopped at Oceanside beach to take more pictures of rocks in the water. Other locations included Manzanilla, Rockaway Beach, Cannon Beach (kind of disappointing), and Ecola State Park (amazing). I found a great beach for surfing and also close to a nice backpacking spot... check may's blog? On the way out we stopped at La Mexicana in Tillamook (El Tapatio? - "I'm not sure") for some speedy mexican food (and a Negro Modelo).




Wednesday, March 24:

Back to St. John's Bridge for morning shots. We had brunch at Bob's Red Mill. We went to Washington Park to visit the Japanese Gardens and then hit Pittock Mansion (with views of four major mountains).

Thursday, March 25:

VooDoo Doughnuts again? Ok, I just picked some up and brought them home. We took the MAX to the Oregon Zoo (w/ the Bonjernoors!). Many pictures were taken here. Pretty amazing zoo overall, highlights were the bat cave, hippos, and the simulated rain storms (like those are really necessary...). We stopped at Rock Bottom Brewery on the way home... good, not great. Apparently my notes say that we also took a side trip to Pioneer Place Mall and stopped at Made in Oregon, honestly I can barely remember that. We finished the night with a trip to Laurelhurst Theater and saw Sherlock Holmes (a Guy Ritchie film) with beer and popcorn.


Friday, March 26:
Downtown PDX

We visited Powell's Books and rode the Portland Street Car to the lunch carts. We took the dogs to the Mt. Tabor Dog Park. I don't remember if Rosco bit anyone this time... the smart money would say yes.