Awake: 5:42am Temp 55 sleep 6+34 sunny overnight @ Royal
City, WA.
It’s a beautiful morning for a round of golf. In a way, we goofed! This
campground is virtually on a 9 hole course & they rent clubs, carts, plus
the price is right. Yes, Frank & Kay kept us busy & we could have squeezed
in some time to hit those little white balls, but on the other hand, we
certainly didn’t want to take any chances of missing out on those special
farm tours.
We leave the Royal City Golf RV Park @ 9:05am. Very smooth roads en route.
On I-90, we have cell phone signals so Kathy calls Frank & gets him out of
his pool where he was doing his daily water aerobics to answer the phone.
Speaking for both of us, she thanks him & Kay again for the good times,
etc. It was great! Next call, we are looking for a campground in Idaho.
Our 1st choice: no vacancy! 2nd call: maybe they can fit us in; they have
only 1 site in their campground that will take a 45 ft motor home. We give
our name & ETA.
Arrive @ the RiverWalk RV Park @ 12:10pm. They were not kidding…..only one
big rig site….. & with outside guidance we fit into it just fine.
Today’s travel: 3+03 time 162 miles 21 gal used 7.9 mpg
55.5 avg speed
After lunch, we drive the Suzuki downtown, park & climb “Tubbs Hill” for
exercise. The trail wasn’t marked well & we ended up going down some steep
narrow paths with loose gravel, which Kathy nearly refused to do & wanted
to turn back. After some friendly persuasion & steady help from her dear
husband, she did fine & we finally found the main trail which returned us
to the starting point. Next, we walk the famous “floating boardwalk” @ the
Coeur d’ Alene Resort which rims the hotel’s 372-slip marina. Its 12 ft
wide, 3300 ft long & constructed of 1600 float logs, each 32 ft long. It
was a neat experience just walking among all of those boats & yachts. Then
we take a casual drive through the middle of downtown Coeur d’Alene
admiring all the activity & throngs of people everywhere. It appears to be
a very popular downtown hangout.
Back in the bus, we have cell phone coverage so we check our e-mail & what
does Kathy find: A BIG letter from Marge & Tom with oodles of good
updating about their family & some belated birthday wishes for me. Thanks
guys!
8:00pm dinner: Salmon steak, broccoli and sweet red pepper in cheese
sauce, spinach salad, bread.
High temp=74 Lights out: 10:47pm
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