Rollercoasters and Portland

On Monday, July 18th, Rich, Sarah and I went to Six Flags Discovery Kingom in Vallejo. It is full of rollercoasters. Rich and Sarah rode on all of the major ones, including Medusa, Kong and the traditional wooden rollercoaster, Roar. I wonder who thinks of these names. I am not the sit down ride around fast, inverted, twisting, etc type so I watched, stomach intact, taking pictures. I did go on SkyScreamer which was like a set of swings that go around a center column and raise up in the air so you get a good view. The park has a bit of a zoo and an aquarium as well.

Tuesday, Sarah and I drove the Subaru north and stayed in Medford, Oregon the first night. The next day we continued with a stop in Eugene to visit one of Sarah's college friends before arriving at Portland. We stayed at Jesse and Rae's apartment.

Thursday was apartment hunting day. Sarah had researched a few places both downtown and near her new job towards Gresham. One of the apartments downtown was really a studio with a kitchenette. This mini kitchen had a half size stove/oven, a sink with drainboard and a bar fridge in a closet with a few shelves. In fact it was so small it was smaller than the galley on Windarra. Needless to say, it was not the first choice. Sarah did find a great one bedroom apartment which is about a mile from her new job, full size kitchen and bath with a living room, dining area with two window seats, one in the bedroom and the other in the dining area. If all goes well and we expect it will, she will be able to move in at the end of the month.

Thursday evening after dinner, Jesse and Rae showed us pictures from their honeymoon. They flew from Los Angeles to Basel, Switzerland for a few nights before taking the train to Venice, Florence, Cinque Terre and back to Basel. The photos were fun especially of the hikes between the towns in Cinque Terre.

Friday Sarah dropped off her application for the apartment, made a quick stop at Costco and they dropped me off at the airport for my flight back to Oakland. With relative ease, I was able to give off the plane, take the shuttle from the airport to the BART station, ride BART to MacArthur station, take the Emery-Go-Round bus to Powell Street and met Rich for a short walk back to Windarra. We are now without a car. Soon we will be off the dock.