Day 1: SF to PDX

a 9 hour drive and totally exhausted we check in to our hotel, shower, and venture out for a dinner at le pigeon. realizing it's only 3/4 of a mile away we opt to walk because the thought of sitting in the car for another minute wasn't too appealing to either of us. sitting at the bar which lines the open kitchen we read the menu, order, and then watch the 3 chefs prepare our food. i'm a sucker for gnocchi theirs is accompanied by frogs legs which tom and i discuss for a moment and decide why not give it a try. in case you are wondering it tastes like fresh water fish, i wasn't that into it but the gnocchi was quite enjoyable. our main courses come and go and i'm too tired to even think about dessert (i know turning down dessert is something i never do). we walk back to the hotel on streets that are oddly familiar for somewhere we've never lived, its warm outside but there's a cool breeze that reminds us of fall. as we walk the buzz from the city is all around us and we once again fall in love with portland and start to wonder why it is no longer our final destination.

the next morning we sleep in for a change so we have to bypass our run in the park and hop on the treadmills instead:( tom watches an episode of no reservations which somehow manages to change our cross country route. after the run we are off to breakfast and a quick, well sort of quick trip to powells books and then we are on the road again.