pdx,
Thanks for the Portland tips. I do hope to get there some day. We'll go get a pair of Chris' banana lattes on me.
(Do they really make them?)
Perhaps I didn't give enough information. On this trip I am traveling on someone else's nickel, was scheduled to do an equipment change in Vancouver. I asked if I could stop there for a few days and the response was if I picked up any extra costs.
In fact, if I just overnighted
in Vancouver it cost a lot more for airfare so I thought the project was a bust. Then someone told me I could fly out of Seattle and save money. So adding those layover days but leaving through a different airport it comes out even.
Now I just have to pick up the food & lodging costs & whatever conveyance I use to get from one to the other.
Since I'll be strapped into a seat for many hours both into Vancouver & out of Seattle, another 3 hours sitting each way to Portland and back isn't what I'm looking for. I'd rather stretch my legs in a botanical garden or explore a college campus. If I had more time I'd range further but Mrs. Adrift and the fanged flea bags we share our lodging with won't let me stay away any longer.
KJ