Eugene

Between Ashland and Portland, we stopped off in Eugene, Oregon; which come to think of it was one of the towns I could have ended up at this year. It was on my list!

We stayed with Kaia's birth-mom Diane, Diane's partner Helen, and their two-year-old son, Jonah. All three were very lovely people to stay with. We took Jonah to the park a couple of times, and he showed us his dumptruck collection, and Kaia pushed him manically around on his little trike. Jonah is so cute! Blonde and charming, and apparently looks a lot like Kaia did when she was his age.

Eugene seemed like a really friendly place, maybe a bit like Ashland without the tourists. It might be nice to look around a bit more some day. I also got the impression that Eugene is fairly lesbian-tastic. The Hebden Bridge of Oregon! Diane and Helen's neighbours on both sides were lesbian couple with kids, I have a feeling they have a nice little community going.