help of some fellow geocachers to grab a web cache. Thanks Mom & Dad.
We then loaded up Ethel and parked down town Leavenworth for a late morning walkabout. A few shops we had each picked out the night before and food were on our to-do's.
Pastries and ginger bread snaps were yummy.
These are always a must do.
It was a HOT day, staying out of the sun was hard and even when we did we were sweating. Oma is loving the heat though, staying out of the sun but loving the heat.
The kids hit the candy store (again) where they bought some old fashioned candies like the wax bottles with sugar drink inside, mini soda cans with pop-like rocks, bubble gum cigarets and pop rocks.
We stopped at a Cheesemonger and the Cure store and sampled all we could and Oma bought a thick slice of garlic cheese And cured bacon. The bacon wrapped around the cheese was a hit on the road later.
And we got our bratwurst too. A little mustard and some sourcrout made it PERFECT! Kielbasa wasn't bad either. This little town would be great to visit in the winter as well with its beautiful mountain backdrop.
Onwards!
Dry Falls on the Coulee. What a spectacular sight. One can only imagine what this would have looked like with water pouring over these cliffs. For scale, Niagara Falls is about 1/4 the size.
And the then the Grand Coulee Dam.
Yup, we pulled into the parking lot and walked to the edge of the viewing area, took this photo and loaded up and headed out.
NOT TRUE! Jo did say "Oooo....Aahhhh...can we go now?"
We also had to do a quick stop at a wheat field because Jo kept saying "I want to stand out in that field and sing The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Music".
Stopped at the edge of Wilbur in a gravel lot to fix and eat dinner. Oma grabbed a couple soda's and some fresh cut fries from a local burger place next door. I'd show you a picture here but again, three of the four of us were suffering the heat and crankiness was abundant.
Our final stop for the night was a Walmart in Spokane. I think we are all getting use to hearing freeway noise and semi trucks. I know it's the best night sleep I have gotten so far but then again I'm up at 5:30am and writing this. At least it's cool outside and that feels good.
Thinking another RV park for tonight so we can plug in and run our a/c, plus we would all be able to shower which will feel good as well.
Day 6: Decided to wake the kids early to get an early start. Everyone was loaded up when I stepped out of Ethel and well...we spent the next hour and 1/2 here.
And I have a severe sprain and a small fracture. Now I'm in a boot and with crutches.
Ok, I cried from the pain, but mostly I cried because it was/is going to change my trip and that sucks!
Jill did a fabulous job driving Ethel through town and out on the highways. Quite proud of my girl picking it up with ease. Me on the other hand did NOT do well at all with navigating and reading about the sites we were passing by or coming too. When Jill is navigating she keeps us entertained with facts and details about the areas we're traveling and the three of us are really enjoying this.
We visited the Center of the Universe located in Wallace, Idaho.
Prove that this is not the center of the universe. HA
The kids also grabbed this quick photo located near a restaurant and hotel.
Wallace is a cute little town of just over 900 people and I think most of them ride through town on four wheelers and golf carts. I loved it a lot! Neat buildings and store fronts. Worth the stop.
Pushed on, stopping for about an hour in Missoula, Montana as Jo has begged for two days to swim. Found a nice park where the kids swam about an hour
in the Clark Fork River. (This river seems to go on forever.)
Final stop for the day was Three Forks which is about an hour-plus south east of Billings, Montana.
(huckleberry ice-cream...nom nom)
The mountains are gorgeous and the rolling hills as well. Much cooler weather today and this evening is quite nice. Our park is off the main highway, it might be too quite for all of us to sleep. Not!
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