"Wander Up & Down the Willamette..."

Our first stop landed us in Eugene, Oregon after traveling along the gorgeous I-5 with spectacular views of Mt Shasta and greenery for miles. We were greeted by 6 smiling faces of family, new friends and little Lokie pup. We ate well at the newly opened Restaurante Morrells and stayed up all night learning about basketball and watching the Miami Heat come in for the last second kill.

Lucky Dana and Shanti missed a bit of school in order to host us and take us to the gym for a few hours of basketball.  Dana has some incredible skills and moves on the basketball court. Dis you know he made 93 out of 100 free throws last year?!?  And we cannot forget to mention that miss Shanti is now poppin' wheelies in her chair like it ain't no thing!!  These are phenomenal kids and it was such a pleasure to spend time with them. After a quick lunch and a brief goodbye we were on the road again.

And a quick shout out to Mr. Greg Brown and his thought provoking songs/rants including the Canned Goods song. It brought us laughter in the car and we were pleased to see the beautiful Willamette River but didn't get a chance to heed his advice and "...wander up and down the Willamette, Dammit".



Silly us we did not take any photos in Oregon! Can you believe it? We didn't get a group photo or nothin. Hopefully we can add a photo of our wonderful hosts in the near future. And maybe one of Shanti poppin' the wheelie!