Well here we are "Sleepless in Seattle" its our last stop in the USA before going back to Canada,and boy are we glad we gave ourselves a week here this place is packed with things to do. We arrived early evening yesterday and were picked up at the train station by friends of Mel's Auntie Hazel (Sharon and Alan.) They have been kind enough to put us up for the week in their house, for which we are really grateful. Alan took us for a quick drive around the West Sea...

Well where do I start today its been a mixed bag. We had boiled eggs and ice cold orange juice for breakfast and decided to save the rest of the juice for tomorrows breakfast. We tidied away our plates and set off for 1 of 2 markets that they have here on the weekend. The first is like a farmers market that sells all fresh produce and organic fayre it was teeming with people and had a real good atmosphere. While we were there we had a call from the hostel telling...

Good Evening from Portland. We are sharing a dorm room for the next 3 nights but it is cool as it has a double bed and is cosy. We got up and took advantage of the free bread and bagels for breakfast then left our room mates and set off for the free bus downtown to the river. We walked along the river and then around Pioneer Square, tried to get free internet at the library but the terminals are always maxed out!!! With not much on the agenda for the rest of the...

Well for you Guys that have been missing us you will be aware that this is our 1 Month Anniversary today. We both woke up a little worse for wear thanks to the guys at the Brewery!!!!! Took the short 3 hour train journey here to Portland which had no delays!!! We took the bus up to our hostel and dumped our stuff.Mel wanted to get the washing done but you could not use it till after 4pm so we had to go out and see a few things in what clothes we have left!!! ...

OK Guys we arrived in Eugene for our overnight stop to break up our 24 hour train journey. This place is great just a little town with friendly people. Once we had refreshed ourselves with a nice warm shower we headed into town and managed to get some great Falafel at a place called Casablanca they were knockout and not a burger or chicken wing in site,though still no veg!!!! Wandered around for a while took a few pictures and got a feel for the place then called...