Who needs soccer...

...when you have got Basketball. Last night we went to watch The Portland Trailblazers play against Oklahoma City at The Rose Garden downtown. The atmosphere was amazing and we won. It was slightly easier to understand and get in to than the Superbowl and there weren't quite as many commercials. We will definitely be going again.

Liz (and Eds)

Beacon Rock and Hardy and Rodney Falls

Hey guys.

We had a great day yesterday. Weather was really good so we headed east into the gorge and climbed the 848ft Beacon Rock. This Rock is the core of an ancient volcano which was not washed away by the Bretz floods - how the gorge was formed. It's a steep climb but from the top you get 360degree views of the gorge.

We then crossed over to the gorge cliffs and walked up to two waterfalls (Rodney and Hardy) which were about a two mile hike from the car.

And of course, the only way to end a hard day of walking...

...a 22oz cold beer!

Love liz (and Ed)

A bit more ordinary

Hi everyone.

We are still alive - just been doing slightly boring (or perhaps more normal) things. Ed is working hard and I have volunteered to work at the local school for one day a week - just to keep my from going stir crazy.

We've met a young couple (Doug and Sara) who live in downtown Portland and we went out with them last Saturday night to an eco brewery - a self sustainable place where the beer was all brewed on site.

Yesterday we went to a superbowl party at the house of someone that Ed works with. We arrived at 1pm and the game "kicked off?" at 3pm ish. It did then go on for another 4 hours (which was good because by the end of it we had kinda figured out some of the rules).

The weather is very mild at the moment 12degrees C today - so nowhere near as much snow as you have got!

We're off out into Portland again this weekend to meet Doug and Sara at a different micro brewery - there is a pattern emerging here!

Love liz & (Ed) xx