February 22, 2005
Portland’s Union Station, downtown.
Mark and Nancy couldn’t resist buying Todd a Mexican wrestling mask for his birthday. I mean, who could resist that?
Who’s who? Can you guess which Gimp is which? E-mail me if you know. nancy@drivearoundtheworld.com. Winner gets to donate $10 to Parkinson's Disease.
Photos by Nancy Olson
| Logbook for Feb. 22nd, Day 480. | ||
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Start: Portland, Oregon Time: N/A. N: 45* 31.784 W: 122* 39.666 |
Finish: Portland, Oregon Time: N/A N: 45* 31.784 W: 122* 39.666 | Mileage: 000 |
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Notes: Today was our teammate’s birthday! Happy birthday, Todd! He’s quite old today, so we won’t discuss his actual age here on the net. Today, we went for lunch at Kornblatt’s Jewish Delicatessen, and it was yummy. We basically wanted to take the vehicles out and about so we could see and be seen, and a trip to Kornblatt’s seemed the perfect solution. After that, we visited the local ABC station and did an interview and a drive-along with Monty, a cameraman there. We’ll be on the news in Portland tonight at 11:00, hopefully.
This evening, we hooked up with Nancy’s Aunt Penny and Uncle Bruce and went to their favorite Thai restaurant, Sivalaya. There, owner Jose treated us to a whole lot of food and Thai iced tea, on the house. It was delicious! Mealtime was a perfect opportunity for the team to present the birthday boy with his gift…Mark and Nancy had gone searching for a perfect gift for young Borgie, and they found it! At a local Army/Navy store, they happened upon a Mexican wrestling mask. Realizing that they had found the world’s most perfect birthday gift, they bought the object and brought it to dinner. There, we frightened a few of the patrons by trying on the Gimp-ish mask and laughing uncontrollably. Tomorrow, we’re off to Sacramento! | ||
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