Portland, Oregon

Thursday, got here Tuesday and will leave tomorrow. Left Lincoln City and came inland and away form the coast. The coast is very breath taking and we enjoyed it immensely, but it was time to travel some straighter roads. Took Hwy 18 from Hwy 101 and connected to I-5. Along the way we stopped at a DQ, and for those that know the story it was totally for Cris. We passed through a town named McMinville, Or which now has the Spruce Goose. It was moved there from Long Beach, Ca. and they built a hangar for it. The front of the hangar is glass, and you can see the plane from the street. We didn't stop for the tour, I think it wasn't open yet. Barbara Peterson reminded us that it was here. Portland is a very large city. We are in a park on Hayden Island in the middle of the Columbia River. The park is named Jantzen Beach RV Park. Misnomer. No beaches on this Island. The island is mostly commercial with dredging, house boats and boat slips surrounding the place. The number of boats both large and small is phenomenal. The traffic is another matter. We kind of roll with it. Travel at times that others don't. The park is under a flight path for PDX, next to I-5 and Amtrak is close. The train trestle is really amazing. Tall boats that need to pass under under the trestle must wait for the bridge to open. The bridge actually spins on a pylon and move the tracks to open the the area for the ship passage. We saw it happen a few times. The horn that alerts people to the opening and closing is loud enough to hear a long way off. Need to tell you more about Oregon. Next Blog.
Love to All, Cris and Bob