Max loves vacations, owing to his stressful existence here in Beantown, so we took him to Portland. Outside of his waking up at 3 in the morning, there was lots to smile about. Noah and Marianne and Becca and Jesse entertained up like champs and had a lot of ice cream on hand. There was a trip to the beach and long runs up a very tall hill. Long, long airplane rides were had with a small person on our laps. Coffee and microbrewed beer were consumed. We bought an entire Ling Cod. Have you bought an entire Ling Cod on vacation? Then you are missing out.