Jun 14, 2019 - It's Our last day here....

This morning was the last day of our Newmar Rally. We received a nice light breakfast, and said goodbye to all of our new friends. This kind of reminds me of the "adult version" of going to camp. I always loved going to camp. I used to go to the Camp fire girls camp when I was a kid, but it is always hard to go home and have to go back to reality. Thankfully we get a one day reprieve...we aren't leaving until tomorrow morning. And so we were able to help them clean up the meeting room where we met for all our meals and functions. Plus there...

Jun 13, 2019 - The boat ride up Hells Canyon

We all assembled at the boat dock at about 10:30 for our 11:00 trip down Hells canyon. There was paperwork to do before we could even step on the boat. We had to sign our lives away that if we did something stupid, we would not hold the company responsible. (I think this mostly applies to people who "over indulge" and jump off the boat to take a swim etc.) And we had to provide our zip code to the park service for our entrance to the recreation area. Then we had permission to board the boat. The boat was about 40 feet long and powered by 2...

Jun 11, 2019 - And now it is even hotter....

Its 88 degrees here in the shade, this afternoon, and I see you guys are sweating back home too. My phone says you are at 83 degrees. Wow. Thank goodness for the AC this afternoon. Even my sun bathing dog won't leave the AC this afternoon! The potluck went well last night with lots of homemade food. (No one went to Costco!) My lasagna was a hit, only one small piece remained. This one guy told me he had never had "homemade" lasagna, his always came out of a box. And after the potluck he came and told us he preferred Mine to the boxed...

Jun 10, 2019 - Its pretty warm here...

Its heading for 87 degrees today! Both of the Ac units are running full tilt and the freezer is well stocked with ice. We cleaned out the ice bin from our refer at home. In case you don't know...our refer at home has a "name". Her name is Mona, because she moans and sounds like she is giving birth every time she makes an ice cube. Spike thinks I'm crazy, as he can't hear it, but its the truth. (He said no one else can hear it but me). I guess I need witnesses, with good hearing. And Since we cleaned out the ice bin, she will have lots of...

Jun 9, 2019 - On the road to a Newmar rally

Well here we are...on the road again. We are heading to a Newmar RV Rally in Clarkston, Washington. This is on the snake river at the gateway to Hells canyon. We were up at 0530 (yawn, yawn) as we have a 7+ hour trip to make today. So we got underway at 0730, with no glitches! Thank you God! The weather today is clear and nice. Mount Rainer is visible in all her glory! Its pretty chilly this morning but it will warm up as we head over to eastern Washington. We have laid out our shorts to change into at lunch time, in anticipation of some...

Jun 8, 2019 - Grayland WA

Grayland WA Day 23: Friday June 7, 2019 When we got up Friday morning the clouds were heavy, threatening rain. We were moving 149 miles from La Push to Grayland WA with a stop to shop at Walmart in Aberdeen. The route on US 101 from Forks to Aberdeen is mostly hilly and windy, though there’re no major climbs. While we were eating breakfast it started sprinkling and it was raining by the time we were ready to hookup; so we put on rain gear and got it done. We pulled out at 8:15 am; we had rain most of the way. When we reached Walmart the...

Jun 7, 2019 - On to Kennewick

A cold morning in Chemult was 30 degrees, frost on the windshield this morning, out for some coffee and a pastry before heading out to Kennewick, WA. Packed up my car and off with a stop for breakfast in Bend, OR at a Shari's café and pies restaurant very nice place, much better the a Denny's. LOL. Back on the road a nice sunny morning drove to Madras where I headed toward Mount Hood, as I got closer to the area a lot of clouds rolled in with rain and fog and near the summit was rain and snow mix coming down very hard, I stopped to get a...

Jun 5, 2019 - La Push

La Push Day 20: Tuesday June 4, 2019 We drove west on US 101 through Sequim and Port Angeles to reach La Push; a distance of 88 miles. We left our site in Sequim about 10:30 am which allowed for 2 hours driving time plus a 30 minute delay due to road construction work at Crescent Lake (laying new pavement). We arrived in La Push about 12:50 and checked in, then went to our site and setup. Brian selected the site when he made reservations—it provides an excellent view of the ocean. (We stayed in La Push during our summer trip in 2016.) La...

Jun 3, 2019 - Mount Rainier to Kelso

A long night in the Anchorage airport got to airport at 11:00 Pm and my plane stated boarding at 4:40 AM got a little sleep, were quite a few people sleeping at the airport and at 4:00 in morning sorta looked like a bunch of zombies walking around, LOL. It was a 3 hour flight to Seattle got a bit more sleep on the plane, got my checked bag and off to the shuttle bus stop for my ride to the car parking lot, got to my car everything was good loaded up and back on the road. I head to Mount Rainier National Park for a nice scenic drive there is...

Jun 1, 2019 - All good things must come to an end .... for now

They say that all good things must come to an end and so it seems that our once-in-a-lifetime cruise has just about finished. It has been terrific and I have seen some of the most amazing things - glaciers, pristine waterfalls, sparking rivers, majestic whales, death defying mountain goats and so, so much more! I can thoroughly, 100% recommend visiting this part of the world! However, today was most about something else! My birthday!!! :) :) This is the first year for 34 years that I have not celebrated with my children (& more recently)...

May 30, 2019 - Visiting Dan and Emiko

Spent three days here visiting Dan, Emiko, Matt and Rachel. Ellie and Cotton visited Coot and Kona. Dan and Emiko fed us well and made sure we got lots of treats to take with us on our journey. Thank you again Dan and Emiko, we love you and hope you have a wonderful month in Japan.

May 29, 2019 - Culinary conquest

Sunday 26th May - day at sea Both being early risers, Cheryl and I had juice and tea delivered to our cabin before breakfast. Very nice! After showering, dressing etc, we went for a walking lap of the deck before going to breakfast where we were seated with a nice American lady from Oklahoma and a couple from northern NSW. Today my activities have included two photography classes (one on composition and the other on taking portraits), lunch with the Evergreen group and lots of relaxing. Before a misty fog descended, I saw a pod of dolphins...