Spokane Family Visit

Coming down out of the "Columbia Plateau" into Spokane

We're here, at last! We arrived at our home base for October, Park Lane Motel & RV Park, early Saturday afternoon. We had some harrowing moments on Friday, going through the mountains of northeast Oregon, with wind and snow, but for the most part, it was a beautiful and mostly uneventful two days. The only gremlin activity was the front license plate on our car. It disappeared sometime between Friday morning and Saturday morning. Was it stolen? Did the wind blow it off? It's a mystery. In any case, we'll be calling Texas this week for a replacement.

Nerve-wracking weather

Friday evening, we found an RV park just south of Kennewick (the town of my birth), on the Washington side of the Columbia River -- Agate Acres. It's the first park where we've been escorted to our space by the caretaker in a golf cart. She was a lovely old gal - cheerful and friendly. She stuck around until we'd got our rig situated properly in our spot, and then a little while later she returned with a couple ink pens she'd forgotten to give us when we signed in. All the spots there are full hookup pull-throughs, and it's definitely going on our list of parks to revisit. Matter of fact, we'll probably stop there on our way south when we leave for California.

Escort to our space

It's rather strange to think of sitting in one spot for more than a few days, but we've got this space reserved for four weeks or until the snow flies, whichever comes first. We're still having issues with our furnace. Mark's on the phone, as I write, looking for someone who can come and look at it in hopes of getting it fixed. Also while we're here, we'll be getting the damage to the car from our Texas mishap repaired. Lots to do.

Leah & Savannah

Agate Acres, overlooking the river

In the meantime, family visiting will be the primary focus of our activities. We spent some time with the two youngest granddaughters yesterday, showing off our home. But during the week I'm competing with the Spokane public school system for their time...so I expect the four weeks will go by quickly.

More pictures of our journey...

Oregon

Snow, but not sticking to the road, thankfully

Northeast corner of Oregon

Coming down out of the mountains into the Columbia Valley