Day 28, Thursday June 20th:
Waking up in time to check out from the motel we immediately
went to breakfast at the famous Voodoo Doughnuts. Unfortunately when we got there they were
closing for the next hour for a staff meeting.
We waited by the door and after an hour we found ourselves first in line
of about 100 people waiting to get in.
When the store opened the options were overwhelming. We had to get what had been recommended to us
which was the Maple Bacon Donut. We also
ordered a couple others that caught our eye, such as, the banana firtter with
chocolate and peanut butter drizzle, the voodoo donuts mascot which is a
chocolate frosted donut with a face and a pretzel stick rammed through with a
rasperberry jelly filling, an oreo stuffed AND topped donut, and several others….
After we ate, we rolled our way to the Japanese Gardens. This was another one of Portland’s attractions which was right next to the International Rose Test Garden. This was one of the most peaceful places we have ever experienced even with a crowd of people walking through.
After walking and digesting (yea right) we decided to grab another bite to eat and stopped at another food truck lot. Here we ordered a variety of food such as pad thai, reindeer sausage, and a smoked salmon wrap. Feeling overly gluttonous we started our trip to Seattle, although we did take a detour on our way and traveled along the outskirts of Forest Park. We didn’t save time to stop and hike the trails, but we did drive past some amazing houses with great views of the city. Upon arriving in Seattle we met up with Emily and Aaron (Keith’s cousins) who has been kind enough to let us stay with them. We talked about how the last month has gone and then went out for dinner at a local Vietnamese Restaurant. This meal ended in tremendous fashion with an avocado smoothie for Keith and some sort of heat wave (or something like that was being talked about on the tv in the background). After dinner Keith and Jeremy went to see the new blockbuster World War Z staring Brad Pitt. It was good. We made plans for what we would do over the weekend and relaxed for the rest of the night.
~Jeremy and Keith
After we ate, we rolled our way to the Japanese Gardens. This was another one of Portland’s attractions which was right next to the International Rose Test Garden. This was one of the most peaceful places we have ever experienced even with a crowd of people walking through.
After walking and digesting (yea right) we decided to grab another bite to eat and stopped at another food truck lot. Here we ordered a variety of food such as pad thai, reindeer sausage, and a smoked salmon wrap. Feeling overly gluttonous we started our trip to Seattle, although we did take a detour on our way and traveled along the outskirts of Forest Park. We didn’t save time to stop and hike the trails, but we did drive past some amazing houses with great views of the city. Upon arriving in Seattle we met up with Emily and Aaron (Keith’s cousins) who has been kind enough to let us stay with them. We talked about how the last month has gone and then went out for dinner at a local Vietnamese Restaurant. This meal ended in tremendous fashion with an avocado smoothie for Keith and some sort of heat wave (or something like that was being talked about on the tv in the background). After dinner Keith and Jeremy went to see the new blockbuster World War Z staring Brad Pitt. It was good. We made plans for what we would do over the weekend and relaxed for the rest of the night.
~Jeremy and Keith
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