Day 70 Moses Lake

Lazy day in Moses Lake. Lon , Pam, & Gail went to Safeway. Gail and Pam went to the laundry mat. I took a nap and gave Heidi a B-A-T-H. Then Lon cooked Halibut, Pam cooked corn on the cob, and Gail made a spinach and strawberry salad. I made a drink.

"I just had a B-A-T-H and I am not happy."

It doesn't get much better then this.

"Uncle Lon, there is some fish over there!"

Then it got late.

Tomorrow, Meridian, Idaho.  Maybe.

Day 69 Bridgeport to Moses Lake, WA

Lazy morning in Bridgeport. Sure feels good to wake up in the USA. Apparently we imported some bug parts from Canada.

Pam made biscuits and sausage gravy for breakfast. Gail scrambled eggs.

Lon and I washed the windshields.

The road out of town is lined with wood carving of still rooted trees.

I guess we failed to do our homework. On the road to Moses Lake we, unexpectedly, came across Dry Falls.

As the name suggests, Dry Falls no longer carries water, but is the remnant of what was once the largest waterfall known to have existed on earth.  Viewing the 3.5 miles of sheer cliffs that drop 400 feet, it is easy to imagine the roar of water pouring over them.  (Niagara Falls by comparison, is one mile wide with a drop of 165 feet).

This what the area would have looked like 13,000 years ago.

This water moved at 60-65mph. It occurred at the end of the last ice age.

I guess it was a result of "global warming". To bad Al wasn't here to stop it.

Lon took pictures of it all.

Then on down this narrow road toward Moses Lake.

This guy shows up at 40-45mph with his W-I-D-E load.

I wonder if the moron that issued that permit has ever seen this road.

We landed at the Suncrest Resort in Moses Lake.

We sat around camp and drank beer the rest of the afternoon. Then Lon and Pam went to dinner at Lon's uncle and aunt's.

Tomorrow is a day off. Definitely.           

Day 68 Williams Lake BC to Bridgeport, WA

        Woke up this morning in Williams Lake, BC Canada. We packed up and headed for the USA.

Stopped  for fuel in Cache Creek for fuel. The gas station was like a Chinese fire drill. Labor Day in Canada and everyone needed fuel. Cars, boats, RV's, motorcycles and a double trailer fuel truck right in the center lane filling the in ground tanks. Haven't seen lines like that since the gas shortages in the 80's.

The we had to stop again near Spences Bridge to let a family of Curly Horn Sheep cross the road. There were 7 of them in the group.

A lot of vineyards and orchards in southern BC.

Overlooking Osoyoos, BC the last town in Canada. We cleared customs here. They made us both pull over and came onboard and checked the serial numbers on the guns and looked in the bathroom (?)  and fridge. Pam got busted ! They confiscated her tomatoes and limes, but they let her go since it was her first offense ( little do they know ).

The dam at Lake Pateros at Bridgeport, WA

At home in the USA.

Tomarrow, a late start and short drive to Moses Lake. Probably.