Oxford Suites Spokane Valley

... 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.

... in mind we grabbed some fish n chips and head off to watch the Draft Horse Pull in the main arena.  The men equalled the horses in size and as with English country fairs, the exhibitors were wearing their Sunday best, neat clean shirts, smart Stetson and extremely proud of these grand beasts.  However Draft Horse Pull is not the most stimulating events to watch (possibly 15 minutes max &#8211; an hour if drunk) and we went off to find the Mutton Bustin.<br><br>This should be in ...

The rest of the week followed the same formula except that we were riding in the adult trek in the morning.  In the afternoon you could ride again or indulge in another activity, shooting, kayaking, archery, fly-fishing.  Ian, Steve, Tim and Robert took a day out and went to Coeur d'Alene golf course (Ian to write on this) and another day left early to go fly-fishing The kids programme was also full with another afternoon on a river boat and swimming in a ...

The golf trip was organised by Steve and I was looking forward to a decent round of golf at a local course to see if my game could recover from the disastrous run I'd been having in England. So four of us (Tim, Rob, Steve and I) set off at lunchtime in Jim&#8217;s hire car to drive the supposed 45-minute route around the lake with Tim driving. Tim normally drives an Aston ...

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... did a great job, and I ended up sharing a table with 3 other ladies and we had a great talk. One of the ladies (Brooke) and her daughter Natalie came back later and had dinner at our table and we talked until the sun went down and it was to dark to take anymore pictures.<br><br>And best of all when I got back to Kirsten and our seat the people across the isle had gotten off the train and ...

Without preamble; we have begun our winter journey. I'm going to have to be careful with my posts. I just got told by my aunt Jane that my typos and grammar are appalling. Woe is me. :) Really, I am going to try harder. Anyway, we set off at about 9:00 am. Believe it or not there was very little bloodshed this time. I ...

... For some reason, we had the charming if unrealistic idea that we would go to the restaurant, eat the two appetizers, and leave (completely satisfied, of course, and not in need of any more food for the rest of the day). It was not to be so. First, we invited two other people to join us. Our dining companions, Kia and Mel, were delightful partners in camaraderie and witty repartee. Of course, with coupons for only two appetizers, things at the table got a ...

Ahhhh' Home sweet SpoCompton, errrr..SpoVegas, I mean Spokane, Washington. Just kidding, mom and dad, part of my heart will always love with you in Spokane. Well it was quite a busy week with the packing and moving and goodbyes. I am so lucky to have such a great support group. Everything seems to be right on track with my trip. My killer new backpack will be a huge asset in the rainforest, much more so than my 50 lb case on wheels! Although the wheels will be ...