Chris and Annie took us out to brunch at Jam on Hawthorne, a small place that serves really delicious fresh jams and a diverse breakfast menu that includes lots of vegetarian and vegan options. Everything was delicious (especially the lemon ricotta pancake with blueberry sauce I had on the side!), and they're civilized enough to put out mugs and coffee on the sidewalk so you can get a start on your morning coffee while waiting for a table.
 We hear that there's always a wait to this place. |  Annie and Chris had been here before; they brought things to read during the wait. |
After brunch we pedaled downtown to the Dragon Moon Festival in Chinatown. It wasn't as large as we had expected, and some of the entertainment didn't come off on schedule, but we did enjoy a performance by the Portland Ballet of selected scenes from Swan Lake and the first act of Don Quixote. Annie found an anime character to add to her collection too.
 Lee was captivated by the ballet dancing. |  The dancers brought their colorful costumes. |
We rode along the waterfront and viewed the floats from the Grand Floral Rose Parade, including a very impressive Beauty and the Beast float. The Beast bends down to offer Belle a flower, but since Belle and the other characters were played by live people, we didn't get to see them.
 Ken had to stop for a close look at the float with palm trees and tropical flowers. |  We were impressed by the degree of detail in the beast. |
Then we watched the Dragon Boat races for a while. The colorful Hong Kong style boats are powered by teams of paddlers. Four boats at a time race in a series of heats over two days.
The highlight of the day was a two-hour scenic river tour on a Willamette River Jetboat, where you're guaranteed to get wet (and warned you might get soaked) as the boat does slaloms at speed and "spinneroos"--sudden 360 degree turns. It's not all just a fast boat ride--there's also an informative commentary. We saw a couple of bald eagles guarding their nest in a wildlife refuge, lots of fabulous homes, including some floating on the river, and the Willamette Falls. Annie said the ride was "awesome"!
We were glad to get dried off and warmed up a bit by our ride back to the house, where Chris made a delicious supper of pasta, salad, and bread--I added some fresh green beans. Then we watched part one of Carl Sagan's Cosmos series before calling it a day.
Sweetie is still not doing too well. About the only thing she wants to eat is canned dog food, and too much of that gives her diarrhea, unfortunately.
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