PORTLAND

The Rose City! I got here on Friday and had to walk about 3kms with my backpacks from the station to my hostel - all 25 kilos of it! The weather I was told has been rain and overcasted for the past month! But yesterday I enjoyed a dry but overcast day! I went to the Mission Movie Theater last night and watched 'Be Cool' for $3- its the coolest cinema i've been to - its like a play theatre with an upper balcony and 1920's style decore, tables, chairs and lounges and a bar where u can buy drinks and a meal u can eat while watching. We certainly dont have it in Oz! I think thats what makes America a little bit more interesting place to live in- so much more variety. I guess with 270million people thats what you can get!

Anyway I'm off to San Fran today- it's an 18 hour train trip and a half hour on the bus! I'll be there till Friday then off to Saltlake City then Denver.

Cheers.