We started the day by having breakfast at the Tin Shed. A great little hipster spot (clearly a local hangout) that has wonderful food.

We then went to Powell’s Books, an amazing bookstore that we found out about from a guy stuck in the same Utah traffic jam we were in on Friday.

We bought some cool books, and even looked for Emily’s out-of-print book, but no luck. Their selection is amazing, so I recommend a stop if you’re ever in Portland.

After the bookstore and a little lost driving around Portland, we ended up at the Japanese Garden which turned out to be this amazing little spot just on the edge of downtown. Apparently this is the most authentic Japanese garden outside of Japan, and I believe it. It was super cool and well worth the $7 admission.

Then on our drive out of town we stumbled upon the Roloffs, the stars of one of our favorite shows, Little People, Big World.

We had every intention of finding a nice bed and breakfast in quaint Astoria, and did a web search and found what looked like the best value. Unfortunately we realized too late that this lovely establishment wasn’t actually IN Astoria, but in Seaside, a non-descript ocean-side village that I’m assuming lacked much the character of our intended destination. At any rate, the first room we were given had several yelping dogs in the adjacent rooms. I went to the front desk and asked what was up with the annoying animals. Her reply of “this is a pet friendly establishment” is not what I wanted to hear. They then gave us an “upgraded” room on the top floor. What can I say… it had a ROUND bed. Classy.