Howard Johnson Inn North Spokane

... 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.

... would win a silver belt buckle.  <br><br>We have to mention at this stage and without fear of offending our American brothers and sisters how flabbergasted Ian and I were with the build up to the Mutton Bustin race.  In the ring was a fit looking cowboy who told everyone to give themselves a round of applause for being here and supporting the fair, then went on to "thank the troops abroad who were fighting to protect America and Americans right to independence, freedom and ...

... cleansed with a basil and lime sorbet (to die for), trout and fennel, shredded beef and a cheese dish which incorporated a fusion of blue cheese with other cheeses.  All the bread accompanying the meal, pastries and desserts were all prepared and not one item frozen.  The wine was from Washington.    As I sit here I am finding it hard to remember all the ingredients and really annoyed that I did not write it down.  A memorable meal and we are only ...

... 3 14th which is a 170 yard (it&#8217;s on a pulley system where they can vary the length of the green from the mainland!) 7 iron onto a man made island green which you get to and from on a boat called &#8220;The Putter&#8221;. What a hole and what an amazing course. American golf at its best where they think of everything including fans on greens to cool you down and ...

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... not too happy about that...but at least she liked it. We got really big icecream sundaes for desert, which just as Angus was walking out the door to go into the motorhome he spilled all on the floor. It was hilarious!! Well, not to him or my mom who had to clean it up but it did make for a good joke the rest of the day! Poor Angus - he is know to drop a lot of food at critical moments !<br><br>Posted by ...

... They do get enough rain in the spring to support huge fields of some short stalked grain. We saw seas of waving rapeseed (aka canola) fields. They must look spectacular when in bloom, canary yellow to the horizon so far away. Irrigation from the magestic Columbia River is available but vast areas seemed to get along without it. I suppose the equipment could have already been moved ...

Finally got to Spokane after some flight delays, an unexpected night in downtown Seattle and a 6 hour bus trip through some pretty interesting scenery. My lovely relatives were there to greet me on the other side and the adventures begun :-) They took me to a delish pasta place in a supermarket, raced me around a go kart course...I lost... and even forced me down my first downhill ski slope without too much success and a lot of stacks! :)

... in the middle of town. Then we went to a vineyard outside of town and I had my first wine tasting. It was a cool place, see pics, it was an old home of this rich dude and there's all this neat stuff to see there. The next morning we drove here to Portland and have been with another aunt of Leah's. They live up in the hills and the fog is in right now, but we're above it and we can see ...