During this recent trip to Portland, we faced a second not so glamorous stay at Tillamook’s Shilo Inn at a rip-off rate of $250/night, adapting to no stoppers in the sinks or tub. With limited parking near the Oceanside Community Center where the wedding ceremony was held, we decided to get there early and have lunch at the familiar Blue Agate Café. Vows were then done outdoors under blue skies overlooking the Pacific. It was a gorgeous day! 

Once all our wedding obligations were concluded and farewells addressed to my lifelong friends, I made my way back to the Portland International Airport rental facility, returned the car, hopped on the Max Light Rail for dinner with my family at Thai Bloom in Beaverton, and eventually making the drive back to our Portland Murphy bed. 

Lunches at Golden Valley Brewery and The Thirsty Lion, along with dinner at Apizza Scholls continued to fuel my daily runs on the Jackson Middle School track, through the streets of Tillamook, and finally around the Portland Airport waiting area. With the four hour delay of our flight to New York, I waited for a new day, until just after the clock struck midnight, to get this last mile legitimately on the books, extending The Streak to 5,323 consecutive, knowing that I no longer had time at JFK with the long delays. 

It turned out to be a pricey week in the Northwest. All the flights were miserable, tolerating long delays, middle seats, and red eyes. Six nights in a strange bed, followed by a sleepless one on the plane led to swollen feet, sore muscles, and stiff joints. Another three hours were spent in route to the airport plus an additional five hours of driving to and from the wedding on the coast. Four plane flight legs took at least twenty-five more hours, but we’re still glad to have made the trip. The next wedding is in 30-days with the long drive to Indianapolis – Home Again and Again!