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Hi!!
We have spent the last few days in Portland, Oregon with our friend Brian, his lovely girlfriend Brooke and his amazing mum! He has taken us to Mt Hood which is the premier ski and snowboard location during the winter. There was snow was amazing, but to them it was verrry average. it was probably as good as our peak season!
After visiting mt hood, we went to some amazing waterfalls but i cannot remember their name! we did a hike to the top which was a mile long, all steep uphill but once we made it to the top we could stand literally at the top of the falls and see the water falling down from the creek where it was flowing from...pretty amazing. the walk down was a lot easier!
We also visited a dam called bonneville and seriously, they should lend australia some of their water, they have soooo much! we also got to view salmon swimming thru the dam since it is their migration season at the moment.
The next day we visited the coast. i went surfing and the water is FREEZING. i had to wear booties, gloves and a hood and i still got crazy ice cream headaches. the waves were fun though and i managed the cold for about an hour. after surfing i warmed up in the sun on the beach and then went and took a bunch of photos all over the place because the beach is backed by a forest and streams etc. very pretty.
me and beth have been shopping a lot too. everything is SO cheap because our dollar is so good at the moment. i bought a sector 9 skateboard for $150. in oz they are usually double that if not more. it is so fun, heaps of people cruise around on skateboards here on the streets-its a fun city.
tomorrow we are catching a train up to seattle, washington and are going to see orca whales....i can't wait! i've always wanted to see them in the wild and its finally going to happen! so exciting. we will spend a few days in washington before going back to portland.
take it easy and 'til next time.....
Zoe
xoxo
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