Tiki Time at Hale Pele in Portland!

Celebrating with the Kiddos

Don and I love tiki bars and we have passed that on to our children. 

Maybe that's not a good thing. But it seemed like the perfect thing, after we helped our daughter and son-in-law move into their new Portland apartment, in August.

It was about a 1-mile walk from the apartment, but a lot easier than flying to an exotic island! 
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Happy Hour!

The hostess met us at the door, wearing a mumu and a flower in her hair. She hardly looked like a bouncer, but she asked all 4 of us for IDs.  Then she led us to a table and handed us menus.

Thunder Storms and  Volcanic Eruptions

We weren't seated long before the lights dimmed and a pounding drum-sound filled the lounge. Some kind of misty-smoke puffed out into the space and filled the tropical room. The whole volcanic eruption was pretty silly and we were the perfect audience.

A while later a little rain storm drama gave us some more excitement. Gotta love some lightening and thunder, when you're surrounded by glowing blowfish and carved tiki faces.

 

Our Cozy Booth

We felt pretty lucky to have gotten the last booth. The cute little storefront tiki bar wasn't very large. After our eyes adjusted enough to read the menu, we placed our exotic orders. 

Lots of Fruit and Rum

The Happy Hour special for $6.00 was hard to beat. I just had to get the Blue Hawaii, with a floral accent. Don got the Lapu Lapu, in memory of our favorite tiki bar from 35 years ago... The Royal Hawaiian in Laguna Beach, CA.

​Cheers to the Newlyweds

Jamie and Heidi were ready to celebrate, since they had just completed their TX to OR drive and had spent the day unpacking. What a perfect place to start enjoying their new hometown, Portland!

Nibbles and Drinks

Luckily we found something besides drinks on the menu, which meant some of us were able to sample a second tiki cocktail. The drinks were marked for strength, which was helpful, for this lightweight.

Happy Staff

The staff was more than willing to do a little pose behind the bar for me. Or maybe they were scared to say no, to the lady who was old enough to be everyone's mom. Anyway, the staff was friendly and we left happy. Can't wait to return!