Visiting and Sightseeing Day
This morning Pixie and Oscar picked us up and drove us to the Veteran's Hospital where Oscar receives his lung treatments. But, the purpose of our visit was to pounce on a massive display of Vietnam and Service medals and badges. The guys had a great time pawning through the items. Dave picked up a few that he didn't have previously and Oscar added to Dave's collection with a few gifts.
While we were in the lobby, the skies opened up. We had a huge hail storm. I haven't seen one that thick in years. The ground was completely covered, not to mention the streets. As it started coming down, the construction crew poised at the roof area in cherry pickers (those buckets that utility companies use to fix power lines) came down quickly, dodging lightning strikes. What a storm!
After that bit of excitement, they drove us to the area of town where we had rented a house in the 1974 World's Fair in Spokane. Nothing of the area remains. All the homes have been torn down and replaced with shopping areas.
We decided to stop at a Mexican restaurant and get a bite to eat. It was really yummy and gave us high calories we needed to carry onward.
Next, to work off our filling lunch, we "drove" to Idaho to Couer 'd Alene Lake and Fenton Lake. Here's come pictures of the beautiful view. There is a Centennial path that goes along the lake and for miles and mile. It was created for the Lewis and Clark Centennial. As you can see, the weather was still a bit stormy, but that only made for some great cloud formations.
I caught Pixie by surprise, so it's not her best pose. She's quite a lovely woman.
On the other hand, I caught Oscar with his usual pose. Hee Hee.
Stormy Skies
Centennial Pathway
We drove back to their home to visit some more. No, we were not all talked out yet!
After a few more hours of good ol' chit-chat, they drove us back to the RV where we said our goodbyes for another couple of years. We hope they will be able to make it to the Branson, MO, Navy reunion in 2010.
I had put some leftover pieces of steak in the crockpot before we left this morning. I had a clever idea (as least I thought so) to freeze some steak leftovers from various restaurant meals. So, this morning I popped them in the crockpot with some cream of mushroom soup and a half package of onion soup mix. When we got back to the RV, it was all tender and yummy over some canned potatoes.
I worked on the blog some tonight and then did some crocheting. We have to shove off in the morning. So, adios my amigos...until the next entry, anyway.
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