Portland/Vancouver

We ended the trip in my hometown of Vancouver. My parents were still in Canada but let us stay at their house for a few days. We went to the Vancouver's new Farmer's Market, which was fun- apparently it was "Pride in the Park" weekend so I got to see just how many Drag Queens Vancouver has. Then went to downtown portland and saw the Saturday's market there, where we had a delicious Funnel Cake with strawberries and whipped cream (yes, I'm blogging about what we ate- it was THAT GOOD). Daniel quite enjoyed the use of public transportation:

He hammed it up and smiled and waved at everyone on the train.

Then we went to the Ira Keller Fountain in Portland- a fountain that was designed to be played in that takes up a whole city block:

Three years ago, Kenny proposed there, knowing it was my favorite fountain ever (and I really love fountains), so it has special meaning to us. Daniel really enjoyed playing in it- I could barely keep him from diving into it:



Anyone in the area, I'd highly recommend throwing on swim gear and going to that fountain. It's awesome.

We went to the Portland Zoo with my sister Becky and family. Daniel got to pet the goats (I was amazed he wasn't at all frightened of them, compared to his last encounter with farm animals):

And I got attacked by a Lorikeet:

(if I had known my pony tail was failing that badly I would not have gone in public, but oh well).

And last but not least, we went down the railroad tracks on the river just a few blocks from my home, down to the Fish Hatchery.

A train went by:

And nearly blew Kenny and Daniel away:


Our flight home was uneventful (aside from us having to be picked up by an airport shuttle at 4:00 am) and we're happy to be home, with it's quiet and predictable schedule.