Seattle to Portland

Out with the old, and in with the new. Air mattress that is. End of story. Yay! It's laundry day and I get some serious Mac time. We packed up camp with a mission to pick up Billy from the Canadian ferry and head out to Portland. A quick search on Yelp led us to FareStart Restaurant. We had a delightful meal,and felt good about supporting such an admirable cause:     
The FareStart MISSION

FareStart provides a community that transforms lives by empowering homeless and disadvantaged men, women, and families to achieve self-sufficiency through life skills, job training and employment in the food service industry. 

With more time to kill while waiting for Billy, we checked out the "troll under the bridge", and a massive bronze of V. Lenin, both in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle. Back on schedule, Billy's boat arrived at 2:15. He cleared customs and joined us once again. Traffic was miserable almost the entire three hours to Portland. We checked into the Westin Hotel and found a suitable restaurant for dinner. We all had very favorable impressions of Portland. Jack and Billy walked the Solo along the waterfront, and had some neighborhood tidbits to report upon their return.