Early Morning
It was an early morning start for us, getting the remaining items packed and getting ready.
We skipped breakfast, showered, said goodbye to Linda and walked down to the central bus station to await our bus.
We went to the cafe there and got a cappuccino each. The bus arrived shorty after to take us to the airport.
Flight 1 – Victoria > Seattle
Breakfast
We arrived hassle free at the airport and got checked in.
We went right to Tim Hortons to try out the breakfast. We had a farmer’s wrap each, which was just ‘meh’.
Security
After we relaxed for a bit, we breezed through security, though we did both get ‘randomly’ selected and put through the machine, but of course we had nothing. They also checked out one of our bags!
Waiting
Once we were through security, there was nothing to do but wait. We sat an waited for a few hours and then our plane was delayed for a little, but nothing drastic.
The Flight
We flew with Alaska Airlines, who we have not flown with before so were a little unsure.
The flight itself was great. The plane was tiny, with two chairs on each side of the aisle!
Our Tiny Plane
We had no problems on the flight and, as it was only 25 minutes, we were up in the air and back down again in a flash!
Flight 2 – Seattle > Portland
Customs/Immigration
After landing in Seattle, we had a couple of hours before we had to get on our next plane.
We went through customs/immigration easily and the officer there was incredibly friendly and nice.
Security #2
After that, we had to go through security before transferring and, of course, one of our bags got checked again…
Plane Train
We hopped on the ‘plane train’ to the correct terminal, got a Starbucks coffee, and waited for our flight.
The Flight
This flight was very busy, but it was fairly painless. We did also get a free alcoholic drink, even though it was only a 45 minute flight! Curtis got a beer and Kim a wine, but we had to drink it by the time they came round to get the rubbish!
Rating:- 8/10
Train
We exited the plane and, as we had no checked bags, left the terminal easily.
We walked to the train platform to get a ticket for the train and waited the 10 minutes for it to arrive.
We sat on the train for about 50 minutes before getting off one stop too early and hopping back on just in time to ride the one (long) stop more.
Price:- $2.50 for 2.5hrs Travel
Accomodation
After the train, it was a short walk to our accomodation. We are in a hostel/guesthouse but we are staying in a private double room (shared bathroom).
The place is certainly nice, but maybe just a little old. It does the job and is pretty comfy!
HI Portland Northwest | Portland, OR
Current Rating:- 7/10
Chipotle
We went out to get a quick dinner, which ended up being burritos from chipotle. We were pretty disappointed.
It was bland and all just fell apart.
It worked for food, but not sure we’d go back.
Rating:- 2/10
Walk Around Portland
We walked around Portland for a bit, not doing anything in particular, just walking around at night.
We got back and just chilled, watching some TV and catching up on things we haven’t watched. We have also been planning what we will be doing in Portland as we planned to come here for a concert but it was cancelled!
Mr & Mrs Hale
Mr & Mrs Hale 