Honeymoon Day Ten - Back to the City

We woke up and hung out in the room for awhile, having been granted a late checkout as usual. We watched a bit of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert (cable, ahh, we remember you) and packed our bags. We hit the road and headed north to finish our stint on Hwy 101. We had a delicious lunch at the Pacific Way Cafe in the charming town of Gearhart. Next we went to Seaside with the intention of going to the Seaside Aquarium which has been in operation since the 1930's. However, upon peering in from the entrance we quickly changed our minds. It looked very depressing and the poor sea lions on display at the front of the building were tightly enclosed in a white cement box. No thanks. This aquarium is in need of some serious updating and attention to animal welfare.

Back on the road, we hit Astoria (the oldest, continuously inhabited town west of the Mississippi) and drove through downtown to get a feel for the city. Then we drove over the famous Astoria-Megler Bridge into Washington. (It is the longest continuous truss bridge in North America.) We took the road along the Columbia River and looked across to admire Oregon and reflect on our adventures.

When we got back to Portland, we checked into our hotel (the Ace again, 'cuz we like it) and turned in our rental car. (Fuel cost us twice as much as the weekly rental rate from Enterprise. Ouch. This was a good riddance.) We started our evening by watching a dance performance in the Cleaners art gallery next door (see video below). Then we ate ANOTHER Thai dinner and headed to the Living Room Theaters across the street from our hotel to watch a movie. This was a great place, and kinda reminded us of the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin. We enjoyed the comfty seats and our cocktails as we watched The Band's Visit (Great film! Go see it.)

Next we experienced a white version of Soul Train at the Crystal Ballroom. It was 70's VJ night and people danced to various Jackson 5, Earth Wind & Fire and Stevie Wonder songs with the white man's overbite in full effect. We wrapped up the night with a game of Snatch in our hotel room. Jed won handily which annoyed Stacy to no end. Nice to be back in the city and back at the Ace with no need to wake up early and get on the road!

2008 Smith Gant Scrabble Championships



We Got Cheese Onion Bread!



Drums and Dancing at the Cleaners Art Gallery



Bike Sculpture



Dinner @ Thai Peacock



The Living Room Theatres



70's VJ Night at The Crystal Ballroom