More Portland, OR

Portland, OR April 15th-18th

We flew to Portland for vacation and to celebrate the parents' 16th anniversary. The kids got to stay with Auntie Angelique and Auntie Whitney while the parents got to visit with Sir Paul McCartney. We reunited as a family the next morning with Voodoo Doughnuts and then a very filling breakfast in Lake Oswego.

Auntie Angelique chauffeured us around for the next few days. We saw things like Portland's International Rose Test Garden and Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. We stayed at Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront so we saw a lot of the downtown and the many hundreds of food trucks.

Redwood Shores Public Library - Redwood City, CA

We were an hour early for a dentist appointment right across the street. We accidentally stumbled into the parking lot of this library while looking for a city park to waste time until our appointment. We never made it to the park!

This is one of the most amazing libraries that we have been to. There are marine life themed exhibits and a fish tank with live fish. There is also Sea Link Cafe, with very delicious coffee drinks.

Farmers' Market - Burlingame, CA

We came to Burlingame for a haircut appointment at Just Kids Cuts & Beauty Market because they have wonderfully talented stylists that specialize in haircuts for children with special needs. We arrived early enough and hungry enough to enjoy lunch at the weekly farmers' market.

Coyote Point - San Mateo, CA

We recently discovered a new area in this park dedicated to Merchant Marines. We had never seen it before because we actually had to go off-roading on steep hills in the wheelchair to get there, The land for this park was at one time owned by the U.S. Government for use as a Merchant Marines Cadet School.

Apparently, there was an amusement park here at some point. Unfortunately, it only lasted a few years and was closed after being partially destroyed by fire.

You can check out some of our previous visits to this park at:
http://jillianmichelestevens.blogspot.com/2013/01/coyote-point-park-san-mateo-ca.html
http://jillianmichelestevens.blogspot.com/2013/03/coyote-point-marina-san-mateo-ca.html
http://jillianmichelestevens.blogspot.com/2013/08/coyote-point-county-park-san-mateo-ca.html
http://jillianmichelestevens.blogspot.com/2014/06/coyote-point-recreation-area-san-mateo.html