On The Road Again, off again, on again...

Okay, right now we are snug again in the Honda, at a state park just outside of Bend, OR. Rainy and cold today...some parts of town got a bit of snow! Good day to lay low, read, some would say, "shop" (some would say, "stop"), take the Deschutes brewery tour (with adendant tasting), and chech out nearby Sunriver. Central Oregon is beautiful, and though many have told us, man you should have been there in the '80's, we are still impressed. Especially with the geography and recreational opportunities; the weather and, perhaps, the culture suffer by comparison to Fort Collins and Bozeman. To recap a bit, we had a great time in Portland. Eric lined us out for an adventurous, self-guided bike tour to downtown (to REI)then up along the Columbia River to the airport to a bike tire dealer (where we got new tires as well as paniers for the up-coming tour)then back to their place. While visiting my sister, Kim, we took the bus with Vivian to school then another bus up the hill to Oregon Health Sciences (Kim's school) then the TRAM!!! down near the river then a streetcar and finally another bus back to Kim's place. We really like Portland, but you know, nice place to visit.... Tomorrow we will go to Sisters, OR, then back to Seattle. We have some prep work to do but we have the maps, we have the tires, so in about a week we will make our way to Anacortes, WA, and start peddling to the East Coast.