Rain: 100%

   

Portland, Day 2. Unfortunately our 1 day streak of good weather has not held out.  Yesterday was cool and cloudy. The rain started yesterday evening around 7 and hasn't let up yet.  But despite that we had a good last day in Portland.

We spent a good part of the morning hanging out in the hotel lobby which doubles as a Stumptown coffee house, reading, playing chess, and enjoying the vibe of the hotel.  At lunchtime we ventured out to the food
trailers that line the street (picture at right) and had a quick Korean BBQ lunch.   After Lunch we found an outdoor store and bought the final provisions for the Pacific Coast camping portion of our trip (which we'll commence in few hours.)

Pictures of the Ace Hotel                                                                          


We got back to the hotel around 4, got ready for the evening and took the MAX to Mississippi St to meet Roger (Debbie's brother).  We started out at Mississippi Station which was pretty good until the drunk patron next to us, upon being asked to leave by the bartender, stood up and vomited all over Roger's food (they offered to make him more food but surprisingly they didn't even comp us a beer).  After the incident, we headed to Amnesia Brewing, a cool local brewery, and hung out outside under the canopy until it was time for our show. (pics below are from amnesia, including the dog whose owner called her a whore for nuzzling up to anyone who would scratch her head)  We parted ways with Roger after getting some great information about camping and scenic spots along our route to the coast and headed to Mississippi studios for our Sera Cahoone Show.

The venu was really cool - very similar to Schuba's in Chicago but with a smaller bar upfront that was separated from the music space by a garage door that was opened in between sets.  After a very sparsely attended (it was a rainy Tuesday after all)  but great show, we caught a cab back to the hotel and ended the day.

We're currently sitting in the coffee shop planning our exit from portland: We plan to stop by the grocery for some provisions, the hardware store for plastic, and then head out I-26 bound for the coast.  We'll be camping for the next 4 or 5 days and will likely be incommunicado.  Unless we happen upon some random internet you'll hear from us again in San Francisco.