A quick recap of today's travels:

We were making really good time until the snow flurries started at Mt Shasta. We decided to put on the snow chains.... and found out that we suck at putting on snow chains. We didn't keep them on for long before the snow started to thin out, and was finally turned into rain. This did put us a bit behind schedule.

We made it to Portland by about 5 p.m., and discovered that it is impossible to make a left turn anywhere in this city. Seriously. San Francisco has nothing on Portland. We drove in circles for 30 minutes before we could get to our hotel.

After a brief rest we headed out to a restaurant called The Screen Door, which came highly recommended by a friend of Emma's. Their menu is a "celebration" of Southern food. The food was divine and plentiful! After dinner we made our way to Powell's Books, which is a Portland institution. Powell's ROCKS. It is HUGE, and they sell both new and used, so there are all sorts of amazing finds there. They had an ENTIRE WALL (probably 60 shelves) of Tudor history. WOW!

After the bookstore we tried to find Voodoo Doughnut, another famous Portland landmark. Again we were hampered by the no left turn issue, and ended up going 5 miles out of the way before we were able to turn around. We finally located the shop, only to find a huge line snaking its way down the street. After a long and exhausting day, we decided to give Voodoo Donuts a shot in the a.m.

Sleep beckons... will try to post photos when we find the time.

~Lizzie~