I'm back into Washington .

Visited the Lloyd Mall in search of wireless broadband with no contract . Found it , paid took it back to my cheap motel and it got no reception . Went to bed without posting anything . Woke early with no call to find out if the city tour was on . Drove south and looked at the following small to medium towns . Oregon City . Woodburn . Independance Dallas and McMinnville which was the best . Also visited the Evergreen aircraft museum .
I then had to go back to the Lloyd Mall to return dongle and conveniently to get picked up for a 3.5 hour city tour . It was raining and the roads were crowded beyond their capacity so I had to queue much of the way back to Portland . Went on interesting historical tour . no one spoke much except for the guide . Tourists were from New Jersey and Russia .Saw many more ugly miserable or drunk looking people as we drove about .
Back in the Mall it took 30 min. to get contract cancelled and have to post back the dongle myself . Glad to get out of the city !
I was very disappointed by Portland though It must have its good points as so many choose to live here . I could not live here at all and have no wish to even visit again . Don't take my word for it as I was only there for 23 hours all up .
I headed for St Helens a promising town of 12,000 farther downstream . I saw it , decided not to stay there that night as was my plan and drove for an hour more to get to Vancouver Washington . A Best Western for 59.95 plus tax .A bit more pricey but I needed to get online and working internet , laundry together with the rain swayed me .
I have enjoyed Oregon so much this past week it was a pity to end on the bad note that was Portland .

Favourite cities Defiantly the coastal ones of Newport Florence and Brookings closely followed by the lovely town of Hood River

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