Sorry about that.But lots of good stuff.
In Portland, Oregon for the Round One and Two of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Since we've never been in Portland before we got here a few days early to see the sights.
Arrived on Monday and headed straight to Powell's City of Books which was in the nature of a pilgrimage for MAD. I would have liked to stay there overnight, but a room was waiting at the Hotel Monaco and Powell's doesn't take overnight guests.
Tuesday we rented a car to drive east to the Columbia River Gorge. Got to see Multnomah Falls and 70 year old Herman the Sturgeon who lives at the 100 year old Bonneville Fish Hatchery. Saw a lot of rain too.
Kept the car on Wednesday and drove west to the coast where we visited Allie Evans and her children. Allie is the daughter of MAD's dear friend Dede and it was a thrill for MAD to meet Dede's grandchildren. We walked to the Pacific Ocean from Allie's house and enjoyed the freshness of the air and calmness of the beach on a weekday in March.
Thursday the games started.
Pudue beat Northern Iowa.
Washington beat Mississippi State
Gonzaga beat Akron
Western Kentucky beat Illinois.
The Illinois team and hangers-on were staying at our hotel, so we saw a lot of sad faces when we got back after a detour to Voodoo Doughnuts.
Maybe a museum tomorrow but in the meantime I gotta go watch basketball.
Fill out your own brackets.
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