Today was relatively uneventful. We had about 5 hours of driving to do which really sucked for the girls. Luckily Violet has her video player and Greta slept quite a bit. Greta is calmed by my reaching back and holding her hand and singing the wheels on the bus. Jon isn't sure if the crying baby or my singing that particular song is worse.
We did see some beautiful scenery is southern washington and northern oregon. It was quite remarkable how quickly things changed when you crossed the state border. Very rural and blue collar in washington and then its suddenly very developed in oregon - that part of it anyway. We stopped in Aberdeen after a long stretch of driving and were struck by just how quiet the town was. We found a much needed bathroom at the mall and it was almost completely deserted, very strange thing.
We are really liking the recommendations from our lonely planet book. We stopped in Seaside to experience tacky tourist fare in a beautiful beach setting. We had a wonderful lunch at a cafe away from 'the prom' then dove into the stretch of candy shops, arcades and gift shops head first. We all enjoyed the break from the car and spent some time on the beach (which had swings!).
One final 1.5 hr drive from there and we were in portland. We arrived pretty late so we have yet to start discovering this city but from everything we have read it is going to be a lot of fun. Tomorrow the saturday (and sunday) market and a big walk around the city, hunting for good food and playgrounds.
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