Ameritel Inn Coeur D Alene Coeur d'Alene

... br> Leaving Saturday for L.A. where I'll meet up with Terry Chamorro and stay at her place Saturday night. Sunday morning we have a 7:45am flight out of LAX which means going to the airport at 5:45am. Ungodly time. We are flying on Mexicana Airlines via Mexico City to Guatemala City. <br>Not exactly sure yet where we'll meet up with Rose and Jim....probably at LAX before the flight.<br><br><br>

Finally got the truck back, all fixed and running beautifully. Decided to get on the road, though it was already 2 pm. Headed south along Flathead Lake through green forests and valleys to I-90, then west, west, west. All uphill, what a climb, to Coeur d'Alene in Idaho, then downhill into Washington State. Spent almost two hours trying to find Riverside State Park in the city of Spokane, finally set up the camper and tried to settle down for the night.

... Elizabeth keen to hack down there asap and Tim ready to take a leisurely ride).  Stetsons on and the Greens were off in their luxury RV.  Lily, Edie and Fynn were sad to say bye to Emily, Andrew, Katie and Rachel and also to their horses and the staff who had been brilliant with them all.  <br><br> <br><br>We decided to take a look at the North Idaho Country Fair and Rodeo at Coeur D'Alene.  First impression is was just like a UK county fair with farming equipment, stalls ...

... that his bistro will not be open by the time we get to San Fran.<br><br>We were entertained on our last evening by Bear Grass, another country sing-along with a couple who played banjos and guitars.  The kids had fun with the wranglers, Fynn crashed by the fire on the rugs supplied and slept in front of the fire and stayed there until we were ready to carry them back to the cabin. <br><br>The final ride was our best &#8211; we were taken out by Randy ...

... rakes for clearing the bunkers! I teamed up with Tim to form a Brits team against Rob and Steve &#8211; the Yanks- in a Ryder Cup style four-ball match. Tim and Rob played really well with Steve and I contributing on some holes with the match going down to the last green for me to hole a 6 footer to halve the hole and win the game 1 up. A fantastic game on a gem of a course.

... Jeannie, Marty and the kids for a kayak at Harrison Lake a few miles from the ranch.   We raced with the children, Fynn was brilliant and loved every minute, jumping in and out of the lake for a swim and trying to persuade the girls to jump in.  Edie joined in but Princess Lily swans along with her friend Rachel hooking their kayak onto Jeannie&#8217;s Kayak and created, as they called it, a limousine kayak.  <br><br>Time for our lesson ...

... gmacht sond**n händ eifach kilomet**wiis em b**g nah däruf baut.<br><br>Churz vorem idunkle hämm** hööch üb**eme see en bär entdeckt wo det go fische isch. Er hät sini büüti as uf** bracht und gnüsslich v**schlunge. Eus hät ** üb**haupt nöd beachtet, sind v**muetlich zwiit weg gsi und drum hämm** eus mittel steiwurf (kei angscht, nöd diräkt uf ihn) für äs foti vo vorne bem**kbar gmacht. Nachh** isch ** abzottlet ...

We were up early to see the horses being driven from the mountain to the valley.  It was a great sight with the horses galloping by (loping is the word over her) being herded by the wranglers, then off for breakfast.<br><br>The first thing to do this morning was to get the boots and chaps sorted out.  Kids first and Edie was given a fantastic pair of sparkly pink riding boots (not quite boy but she loved them).  The kids looked really cute with their ...

We were so looking forward to a bed.  As much as the RV is comfortable there is only a limit to how much time you can sleep on foam.  We drove around the Coeur d'Alene lake  and all had a good feeling about what was to come.   Up into the mountains along a dusty lane we were being encouraged to go further to find Red Horse Mountain Ranch.  We drove to the ranch house and was met by your stereo typical wrangler or wranglet, Ashley in jeans and gingham shirt ...

... taxing travel day yesterday, today we had engineered for relaxing&#8230; AND, that is exactly what we did! We took our time strolling along the marina and around the town, digesting all of its sights and sounds. Our stomach's let us know when it was time to duck into one of the numerous café&#8217;s and grab a bite for lunch. Scrumptious, melt in your mouth steak sandwiches, cooked rare and topped with melted blue cheese crumbles, served ...