Sunday Drivers…
Although we are totally biased toward NE Portland – and our awesome Concordia neighborhood – we do make it past the borders of our utopian enclave on occasion. Yesterday we geared up the bikes and headed out to Sellwood.
It was a perfect biking day. We managed to avoid the Bridge Pedal crowds and headed down the Eastbank Esplanade and then onto the Springwater Corridor. We traveled the Springwater Corridor to Sellwood Riverfront Park.
The route on the Springwater Corridor to Sellwood Riverfront Park is a striking ride. You get away from the esplanade’s traffic noise and quickly begin enjoying vistas of the Willamette River and Ross Island. I have to admit that a family kayak trip to Ross Island has been on the to do list forever. Seeing kayakers exploring the water surrounding the island spurred that interest again.
From Sellwood Riverfront Park, we headed up Spokane Street to the heart of Sellwood. We headed to the New Seasons in Sellwood to say hey! to my cousin – she works there- and enjoy some tastiness from the deli. Then we made stops at Looking Glass Books – the bookstore housed in a caboose! – and SpielWerk – which is a wonderful community toy store.
The ride home was delightful as well. We made a stop at Townsend’s Teahouse on Alberta Street to quenched our thirst with bubble tea – we are addicted – and finally we headed for home. All in all, a lovely sunday ride…
