A night out in the city

We headed back to Portland for Saturday night, as we were keen to go dancing / see some music, and spend more time with Mary. Totally got lucky with Mark's search for 'live music' near Mary's house; we found the Malitones, a local funk band at a nearby bar, accompanied by tonnes of their friends - what a hoot! Naturally I pushed my way to the front of the dancefloor and grooved away with Mary - soo much fun 🤩.

Again, everyone was super friendly, and as they were all dressed up (Halloween, I guess), there were endless conversation starters. We had nice chats and got a bit of a feel for Portland life/people. Kamala-voters, apparently! And this friend group are all into camping, nature, and live music. Tristan agreed with Mary that Portland is a great mix of beautiful and gritty. Jason had been hunting and caught a deer to fill up the freezer. The bass-player, Garrett, had lived in Australia and agreed that Darwin was unbearable in November 🌞.

Mary took us exploring on Sunday too - a bridge walk across the river and through the city, plus a trip to the confluence of the Columbia and Willamette Rivers. And lunch at a cool taqueria (Mexican eatery) on Mississippi Avenue. So grateful 🥰Baca selengkapnya