Diane and I got out on the road early for a run.. we found our way to beutiful laurel hurst park 

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we wnt home and met up with gabe.. and chcked out oen more rental.. then we walked across the riv er to the outdoor market. 

 

grwat food, and music everywhere 

 

from there we tried ot head up to the farmers market, only to find the one we were headibg to was on ly hekd on Wednesdays 

 

we tried to stop at voodoo donoughts, but the lines were insane, so we went to blue str donnuts nstead.. great choice !

 

soe cool combo of basic bourban and bergomot . 

 

we stopped at powels books which was a trip. I looked for old science books 

 

around 3 we headed home to meet up wiht our freind Shawn . . On the way across the river, we spotted this weedding 

 

we met up with shawn then got back in the car and headed for the japanese gardens 

 

super pricey.. but worth it. !. We saw these amazing Bonsai trees 

 

the japanese gardens were beutiful and prsitine.. 

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couldnt resist taking this picture of the fountain.. gabes just standing in front of it 🙂 

 

we then headed across hte street to the rose gardens 

 

a sundial in portland.. now thats Irony !

 

then back home and a delicious dinner at ‘Pokeman’.. a great hawain poke resturant 

 

somewhere in there Gabe called to confirm he’d be runetng one of the units in this house.. jsut around the corner from our Airbnb.. and right on hawthorne,.. an awsoem place !

 

from there we walked across the ladd to ice cream.. we ran into ‘chad’ the robot again 

 

and this guy on the roof 

 

we found soem cool snails as well 

then a long walk home 

 

akllk in all more than 12 miles today.. not bad

 

what a wonderful town !

 

nite all. nite sam

-me