Another 8:00am game this morning at Lakeridge HS. They had a fun time meeting each other downstairs for breakfast before heading to the field, although they probably would have preferred doing it a little later than 6:30am!
A tough 2-0 loss so no advancement out of bracket play. The upside was more time to explore Portland, but we had hoped the girls would make it to Sunday playoffs. They have improved as a group and are playing in top brackets so their skills will continue to get better. Well done ladies!
After quick showers, we drove down to the waterfront for the Portland Saturday Market. This place is booming! A ton of craft booths under the Burnside Bridge and then
lots of flowers and food heading into town.
We were only about 2 blocks from Voodoo Donuts so decided today was the day to wait in line. Matt wanted no part of it so he went and found a pub to get lunch and a beer. Taylor joined him for a bit and Leslie took her girls for some sushi while Allison and I waited in the line. It took about 40 minutes, but I think its well worth it.
We tried some new ones this time…some better than others.
The No Name was one of the favorites…a yeast donut coated in chocolate, rice krispies and peanut butter drizzle!
I also loved my Dirty Snowball…chocolate cake donut coated in marshmallow creme, coconut and a dollop of peanut butter!
We walked off our donuts with a stroll to Powell's Bookstore. This place is huge!
The rooms are even color coded!
We were still too full to eat, but we toured the food trucks and this was my favorite. Mac & Trees! I would have ordered the mac and cheese with chicken, broccoli, bread crumbs and parmesan!
Our final stop was along the waterfront to check out all of the bridges and local activity. There are so many homeless in Portland, but they just sort of intermingle with all of the hustle and bustle in town.
We attended the team pizza dinner at Belaggio's and then drove back into Portland to get Salt and Straw. The line wrapped around the building! Amazing how social media helps drum up business. When the girls and I went last year, we just walked right in. Not anymore so no Salt and Straw for us this time.
We went across the street and loved our gelato from Alottogelato!
