Home Sweet Home

The last leg of our journey took us through Las Vegas where it was raining so hard we didn't even go see the Strip! It was definitely spring there though, with trees in bloom, but snow on the mountains.
We took a secondary hiway north, it was a great suggestion & a relaxing drive. We stopped at ET Fresh Jerky, a small roadside shop, bought jerky, of course & learned more about Area 51 which was almost "next door". The road followed a wide valley, good road complete with tumbleweeds blowing across the hiway. We stopped for lunch in Ely, at Hotel Nevada which was built in 1929 & at that time it was the tallest building in the state. Lots of eclectic decor!
We overnighted in Boise, tucked in with 20 semis at a truck stop, then off to Cabelas for a bunch of fishing gear for next winter.
Through Oregan we drove thru forests & snow along the ditches & then spent 3 nights at a Pilot truck stop & RV park in Stanfield. From there we headed west to Hood River for our much awaited kayak purchase! The drive there was through the beautiful  Columbia river valley, green hills, flowers & a big group of  some type of big horn sheep.
We are now the proud owners of a tandem sit on top bright yellow kayak. Of course along with the kayak comes roof racks, a kayak rack & paddles. Cannot wait to try it out on Skaha or Vaseau lake. We were happy to find a wonderful authentic Mexican resturant close by for carnitas, but no cervesas!
Some sights through Washington - Moses Lake, 20,000 people with an international airport, a runway that#s 13,500 ft long which is one of the longest in the US. It was built to protect the Grand Coulee Dam & an atomic energy site & it#s now used by Boeing, the US military & air carriers for heavy jet testing & training. Strange to see Hercules flying low over us. Washington also provides horse corrals at it#s roadside rest stops.
North thru Washington along another secondary hiway, thru Grand Coulee then through the border. It took less than 10 minutes to get thru customs, just a small fib about purchases, didn#t claim the kayak.
It#s nice to be home, but after 1 warm day it is now quite chilly & it has snowd a bit - yucky! We are busy with yard work, cleaning & organizing the RV, setting up assorted appts & doing taxes.
Our next adventure will be heading out to Edmonton to do a bunch of renos on our condo & visit the kids.
Pictures: Joshua trees & cloudy in Nevada, hiway, Hotel Nevada, Cabelas display,our kayak,sheep, Columbia river valley, flowers x 2, Penticton & Skaha lake.

Still Living the Dream, just slower.