Tropical PDX

Ice tea. That's my summer beverage. I recently had some on the beautiful Columbia River in a place that reminds me of a cafe one would find on an island, in fact, it is called Island Cafe. It was a real find, because, even though Portland is surrounded by water, there are few restaurants that are right on the river. This one was located on a dock, where the boats come and go. What made it even better, is that it was covered, which was nice because we had some drizzles this morning.


We got a corner table and watched the ducks compete with the gulls for food.

Island Cafe would be really enjoyable on a hot summer night, because all the lights along the river would reflect on the water. I can imagine a group of friends sitting around and enjoying drinks.



The food was not as good as the location. Boats would pull along side the dock and the passangers stop by for a quick bite. One group must have just come back from Hawaii, because they were wearing leis. When they returned to their boat, they made a big to do over the fact that they had on leis, and ceremoniously threw them into the river. Hum, isn't that pollution?

Well, those flowers might be food for the ducks, who were my favorites on this trip. Aloha!