Coeur d'Alene

On Saturday morning we left Mammoth Hot Springs and headed for Missoula, Montana for a few hours of getting caught up on chores....shopping, car washing, blog updates, etc.

On Sunday morning we continued to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho for a visit with relatives in the area. We settled in to the Blackwell Island RV Park and got ready to have lunch with my cousin Richard Jurvelin and his wife Jill. After lunch we boarded their houseboat on Coeur d'Alene Lake for and evening cruise dinner and jacuzzi. Auntie Lenore Jurvelin joined us on the cruise as did Richard and Jill's daughter Jillann, husband Dave and children. After a nice dinner we bid farewall to Jillann and family and headed back to the marina. Richard captained the boat while Mary, Jill, Auntie and I enjoyed looking at the stars from the jacuzzi.

The Boar Moored at the Rock

Richard and Jill

Auntie

On Monday my cousin Ed Kantola and his wife Virginia who live in St Maries, Idaho joined us for lunch at the motorhome. We had so much fun visiting with them I forgot to take a photograph of them. Ed has been wood carving for about three years and brought a few of his carvings for us see. He does beautiful work.

Clearly we need to return to the Coeur d'Alene area for a longer visit. Thank you all for a wonderful time.

Ed Kantola's Carvings

On Tuesday morning after a final breakfast with Richard and Jill we pointed the motorhome toward Yakima, Washington for a little wine tasting. The drive was through the dry part of Eastern Washington and across the Columbia River. We are now settled in at the Trailer Inns RV Park in Yakima.

Columbia River