Good morning from this fine looking fellow, Ken our 90 year old guide at the Airforce Museum.

This tiny store front holds a wealth of Airforce history.

As well as a vast collection of ammunition and hand grenades, from almost every nation and era, we could have stayed hours and Ken would have loved us to.

Our day continues at Pendletons famous underground tours.

Before we get going we watch a fascinating video about Duff Severe, locally apprenticed as a saddle maker, during his long life he made exquisite saddles and is exhibited in the Smithsonian Museum. During his later life he began making these miniature replicas, all fully working.

Matt, our guide takes us into the street and down into the Shamrock bar.

The bar is open on a saturday night only, otherwise its a dedicated museum. Matt told us how the bar men and waitresses would increase their tips, by "dropping" flakes of gold dust to collect later once the drunken patrons had left.

Under the town the labyrinth of tunnels spreads under the candy store and ice cream parlour, set up true 1940's style.

The Empire Meat Co and its inovative ice producing system, using an amonia pump, enabled them to keep meat fresh for much longer periods.

We visited the tunnels used by the small population of Chinese workers. As in many locations, the Chinese were banned from being outside overnight. They worked and lived in these dark cramped rooms.

They even had their own court system for petty crimes, and their own jail.

A porcelein pillow recovered from the tunnels, used in the opium dens.

Then on to the Cosy rooms, the inevitable brothel. The building was sealed shut by the city for 45 years, once reopened much of it had been water damaged.

Betsys room, the girls had a non working bedroom each, as well as their "business" rooms.

Horsetail falls, Columbia River gorge.

This park runs parallel to a very noisy railroad, 80 plus freight carriages thunder past these beautiful falls.

Just a short drive to Multnomah Falls and its fab bridge, Ian climbed up and I was duty photographer.

A close up view of the falls, then back to earth for an ice cream.

Finally we arrive in Kelso, this Best Western is our final stop for 2 nights. Dinner at the China Garden, a debacle with our credit card cleans us out of cash.. Good job we are going home soon!

Goodnight faithful reader, see you soon xx