Japan House Suites Coeur d'Alene

Here I am trying to pack for yet another trip. Everything out ready to put 1/2 back....then another 1/2 back in a day or so. The good news is that we have really no restrictions on weight (other than the standard 2-bags at 50lbs each) and neither Southwest nor Mexicana is charging for baggage. No way I'll need that baggage limitation but I still worry about having to carry the stuff around!<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.

It was a very sad morning, saying farewell to our ranching chums.  Sid and Nancy left very early for Philadelphia, Robert and Kelly to Indiana, Jill, Fred and William (who came for a long weekend) back to Dallas and the heat and Jane, Jim, Steve and Judith off to Spokane for their afternoon flight to San Francisco.  The Greens and Priests set about loading their RVs ready for the next stage of our holiday - us to drive to Plains, Montana (about 2.5hours away) and The Greens to San ...

... the elderly members of our group had a great time at the Ranch.  The combination of riding and outdoors activity, staying in amazing log cabins, the views, the hospitality, food, drink and children&#8217;s programme makes this a fantastic holiday for everyone.  We would certainly love to return.  I think it would be hard to find a ranch that would offer such variety on riding too.  It is going to be hard to ride in London again after this &#8211; the ...

... 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 ...

... poem about two loyal friends who mined and one promised the other that should he die that he would cremate him so he finishes his day warm.  It is funny how little country /western songs you know especially when our music library only has a few Johnny Cash cds so we are fairly green on Tom&#8217;s country/ blue grass music repertoire.  Mind you he was good and we sang along when we could, thankfully the American contingent held their own. 

<br>dä 'Glaci** Nationalpark', scho dä feuft park wo mir bsuecht händ. Im unt**schied zu dä and**e, isch dä ab** fascht nöd mit strasse **schlosse, was us min**e sicht zwei grossi vorteil hät. D'natur bliebt unb**ü**t** und äs hät spürbar we***** bsuech**. Diä einzig strass wo dur dä park fü**t isch däfür umso imposant** und gseht us wiä in b**g inegschnitzt. Im gägesatz zu dä pass-strasse bi eus, händs da kei 180 grad ...

... blind as a bat and Ian was ace shooter.  The kids went on a climbing experience on a climbing wall where Lily and Katie succeeded in climbing the full way and ringing the bell.    <br><br>The night was a cowboy games night at the ring with Wranglers resulting in the adults wrestling goats and putting boxers on them then to the Saloon for drinks.  It is similar to skiing with all the fresh air and activity you are shattered by 10 and ready to crash.

... welcomed us in and started to show us around the log ranch house,  From the  back porch we glanced the first view of the ranch.  In the middle of this wilderness  we were struck by a valley full of  paddocks, ranch houses and horses.   It was beautiful.  We signed the obligatory insurance forms and we were off to find out log cabin.<br><br>En route we spotted another (but larger and luxurious) RV with a group standing outside drinking wine.  We were introduced ...

... into Idaho.  The most obvious difference was a significant improvement in road surface!  The I-90 snaked down through tree-covered mountains before running along the shore of Lake Coeur D&#8217;Alene, which looked stunning in the twilight. Low point of the day was arriving at this Motel 6, which is the first one we&#8217;ve stayed in which I would call seedy.  We&#8217;ll be checking out as soon as we wake up, just to annoy the miserable ...