We crossed the border as planned on Tuesday morning and it
was a very pleasant crossing. The chap
we spoke with was most cheerful and polite.
He turned us over to a lady who was also very cheerful. She came aboard and looked in some of the
cupboards and the fridge checking for things not permitted and enjoyed meeting
Mitzy. After telling us how she wished she was going with
us, she sent us on our way. Aileen had
sent any questionable items home with friend Bev this morning before we left
Penticton. Imagine our surprise when
Aileen went in the fridge to try to find something for lunch and there was the
bag of veggies that were supposed to have gone with Bev! Right on!
We got to have veggies for lunch after all. Don’t know how the inspector lady missed them
as they were front and center in the fridge.
We only went as far as Omak the first day and spent the
night at Walmart. We’d gone in and
stocked up on groceries in the afternoon on arrival. I turned on our American cell phones and one
of them wouldn’t work so I took it in to the wireless guys to see if they could
figure out the problem. The voice mail
kept asking me to leave a message on my own machine over and over. There was no way it would let me in to the
voice mail section to do anything either.
By the time the tech got finished, it wouldn’t even connect to the phone
system. Since it was a $10 phone, I
decided to just buy a new one. I splurged
and got a flip phone so I don’t accidentally hit any buttons and have it
beeping in my pocket. It cost a whole
$20. I was able to transfer my old
number and all my minutes over so that was all it cost.
We left Omak yesterday morning heading for Corbett, just
east of Portland where we are in Crown Point RV Park. It was a long drive for us as it pretty much took us from 9-5 to drive it. With our Passport America membership, full
hookups including a nice laundry and showers is costing $15 per night. We spent much of today exploring some of the
beautiful waterfalls of the Columbia Gorge.
By the time we were done, Mitzy was pooped. Actually, we were too.
We came back to the motor home to rest up. While Aileen napped, I downloaded today’s
photos and edited a few. To celebrate
the great day we had, we went into Gresham for supper at the Outback
Steakhouse. They had a gluten free menu
and one of the cooks is celiac so we’re hoping Aileen’s supper turns out fine.
I think we’ll move a little further down the road tomorrow
but first we have to back track about 70 miles to The Dalles to hook onto #197
which will take us to #97 south. We’re
thinking of trying to get down near LaPine, OR.
Since we’ll be in higher country for the next several days, we’ll likely
keep moving. When we get to warmer, but
not too warm, country, we’ll slow the pace and explore some of the side roads.
Elowah Falls
Multnomah Falls upper and lower
Upper Mulnomah from the bridge
Horsetail Falls
Ponytail Falls
Shepperd's Dell
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