Day 5

We bid Ashland and all of its organic citizens adieu early Friday morning and headed north to Eugene. The I-5 there was so mountainous, it was hard to think of it as a freeway. It's a beautiful drive.

Once we arrived in Eugene, we went straight to Shawn and Erin's house. Here, the kids encountered Guinness, the world's most lovable pug:


Apparently, it's not illegal to walk around Eugene naked. We all resisted the urge to strip off, but another fleshly temptation that we did give in to involved going to this place:


It's a patisserie (which is just a euphemism for a-place-where-you-can-indulge-your-gluttonous-self-at-full-tilt). They have a million desserts to tempt you no matter what your persuasion. Here, Shawn and Erin enjoy some sort of pie:


After stuffing ourselves, we thought it would be prudent to go for a riverside walk. There are some very nice things about Eugene, one of which is the presence of tons of berry bushes growing all over the city:

Delaney, especially, enjoyed plucking the juicy little orbs from their prickly perches and popping them into her mouth, one after another after another.

While we walked, Erin and I had a nice long chat, something us ladies love to do. :)

...and that was Day 5.