Oregon Vacation Part II: Portland

Here we go with Oregon Vacation Part II!

We left Florence on Monday morning and made our way in to Portland.  Since we were returning the rental car, we stopped at a Whole Foods on the way into town for a beer run. For Joe, the struggle was real.

Since we didn't have too much time to explore that afternoon, Joe's parents graciously offered to babysit for us. The evening included beers at Bailey's Taproom and dinner at Deschutes. The beer portion of our vacation official began!

The next day we wandered around downtown, spent a few hours at Powell's, had lunch at a food truck, and then headed to Commons & Cascade breweries.  That evening we sat at Pioneer Square for a while, ate Italian food, and conked out.

 

Our last day in Portland was focused on food and beer.  We went to a french bistro for breakfast, a farmer's market for a mid morning stroll, and lastly to the other side of the river for a pub crawl of sorts. (I say that in the only way one can speak about a pub crawl with an eight month old.)

We hit the Kennedy School, Hopworks, Ecliptic, Base Camp, Pips & Bounce (for a ping pong break), and Cascade once again.  Since Joe's parents weren't drinking much, and I wasn't drinking much either, we entertained ourselves with some rousing games of Pass the Pigs. It was really fun, and I'm already looking forward to coming back for more breweries.

 

Overall it was such a fun trip. I'm so thankful I get to spend so much time with Joe's parents, see a new part of the country, and get so much uninterrupted time with Syd.  I feel like her personality was on full-blast during the trip and it as such a joy to be with her.