10-06-2023 Entry

First full day in Portland. We went to Washington park in mid-morning, taking the bus. Ann fell down on the initial way to the bus, so we headed back to the Airbnb where she cleaned it up and put a bandaid on it. Then we were back on the way. We initially went to the Hoyt Arboretum and walked through the fall foliage, which was quite pretty. Lots of different kinds of maple trees. Then we took the free park shuttle over to near the rose garden, walking around there for a while. It was mildly interesting, then the roses started looking repetitive, so I sat down and waited for Ann to get her fill. From there, we walked up to the Lewis and Clark Memorial, which was underwhelming and not well-described. Then we walked down to 23rd St, which has a yuppy, upscale vibe, not to my taste. Had a small burger for lunch and then some really good ice cream at Salt & Straw. We ended up walking back to the Airbnb from there. Chilled in the afternoon and then took the bus and tram to the Siren Theater for a Halloween comedy show. On the way there, we had to get off the tram after there was a car accident on the tracks ahead. Waited about 10-15 minutes for a bus to come pick us up, and it was a little crazy as people boarded the bus, which was full. Two stops before we got off and walked through some dark, kinda scary streets over to the neighborhood where the theater was. The show was in its first night, and about half of the skits were mildly funny, the others not as much. We took a different bus route home, and it was a little more on the beaten path.