With a quick overnighter at Eugene, and took the long Highly 199 route up to Portland. A huge mistake. What I hoped would be a nice drive through wine county turned into an all-day stop-and-go milk run with the best wineries appearing during the last 20 minutes of our drive. We did sample a few overpriced bottles, thanks to a couple of iPads (we call them our wine-tasting devices), and a couple of patient kids. In Portland, we checked into the amazing Embassy Suites, and it was nice to stretch our legs during a walk around downtown to Powells, Voodoo Donuts (no line!), Deschutes, and the water fountains. We had to get our old favorites out of the way before hitting the road again to Dave & Chris' house.
