The first night in Portland has been restful There is a convention of WWII naval veterans from the USS Strong staying with us at Portland's Wyndham Towers. Unlike the raucous group we encountered the last time we were here, these are pretty quiet and well behaved. The men open car doors for their women and stand around attentively. But we have things to eat and places to go. We pack up and head back into downtown Portland in search of breakfast.
A blog we had read earlier exclaiming the virtues of donuts was a beacon, summoning us to Holy Donuts on Middle Street. Since it was right next to Duckfat restaurant, we knew exactly how to get there! According to J2 who is known far and wide for her total and unwavering devotion to extremely good coffee (and that is putting it mildly), they had acceptably good coffee. One hurdle over, we proceeded to the donut offerings. Please visit the original blog for excellent pictures of the donut choices. There were four types available that morning: Bacon and Cheddar; Maine Potato; Potato and Ginger; Chocolate; and one with Coconut flakes (which neither of us even considered). Cheese and Bacon – although not technically a donut but a fritter was delicious (what’s there not to be delicious about fat and more fat fried in fat?) – I scarfed down two. One each of Chocolate and Maine Potato and we were ready to move on to the next culinary bait in Portland. Our current assessment of Holy Donuts? Good – but Portland still needs a donut shop that makes outstanding donuts - and we can wait.
