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From Heaven to Hell .

After a pleasant evening in Burgerville uploading files and chatting to the customers I crashed out only to be woken at 4 am by my alarm clock which I had set at that time for my afternoon nap . Went back to Burgerville early and finished my blog then went in search of waterfalls .
Do not trust GPS - I wasted an hour in the wilds on dirt roads again and was glad to get back to the Dalles with a single small waterfall picture and one of a spillway .
Then I head3ed for Hood river and Portland . I took the detour to the Bonneville dam . say a tug moving 3 huge badges downstream then the recommended detour along the old highway and another labelled waterfalls route . They were spectacular . especially the hour climb to the top of Multnomah Falls . I actually came down singing . Facebook pictures here .
I then drove to Portland . It poured down the traffic was horrendous . The motel Internet was rubbish . I could not arrange a city tour . I drove to the mall to get a clear Internet dongle . it worked briefly then my netbook uninstalled the software . The people in the mall were plane ugly and not as friendly as I had become used to .I got the dongle back set up my other laptop and ....... it did not work It could not find a service My intention to spend the eve on the Internet planning ruined I determined to take it back in the morning . First impressions of Portland Not good . lets see what tomorrow brings .

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  1. Unknown6 June 2009 at 20:56

    Oh dear! I am so sorry to hear of your PDX experience Jon! If you decide to stay a while or travel back, let us know! I will arrange tours and such for you as best I can!
    Besides, there are plenty of Burgervilles in Portland too! LOL
    take care and happy travels!

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