This past weekend, my friends Wes, Mason and Amy came out for a visit in Portland. It was awesome having them around and getting a chance to show them Portland and the Oregon Coast. The only downside to the whole trip was that it was only four days long. They got in on Wednesday and we tried to keep it simple night. Hung out at the house for a bit and then met some friends out at the Leisure Club here in St. John’s. It was a good night, but we did get a little rowdy. Towards the end of the night we met a couple who live here in St. John’s who invited us over for a bond fire. We accepted and were able to give the gang a little extra Portland flavor by mixing with the locals. For Thursday and Friday we headed out to the coast which was really the bulk of the trip. The weather was the best I’ve seen on the coast since we moved out here. Absolutely perfect.
Dan & Wes at Canon Beach
Amy, Mason, Dan & Wes at Canon Beach
Outlook Point
Outlook of Manzanita
Oregon Coast
Mason on the Trike
Our final day was quite exhausting. We’d gotten ourselves a trike from Toys R Us a couple of days prior and decided to give it a test run. Mason Wes and I headed out with the trike on a bike trailer to Mt Tabor Park, which is basically the highest point in Portland. I didn’t know until after the fact, but I guess it’s actually an active volcano. Hauling the trike out was quite a chore, but well worth it. No one got seriously injured although Mason took quite the digger on the bike ride home. We were all pretty exhausted by the end of it.
The trip was concluded with a trip downtown with dinner at the Montage and a night cap at Huber’s. By Sunday morning we were all pretty wiped out but still sad to see each other go. Miss those guys a lot. I get to see them again in a couple of weeks though, which brings a smile to my face.