UPS Retirement Party

Wow!!! What an August and September. We are now plugged into our good friends, the Hatton's and enjoying cards, Landshark and Tequila. It is nice to be settled down for a few weeks, enjoying friends and family, celebrating birthdays, and of course doing our annual doctors visits before heading south.

Actually, not that settled down as the Hatton's surprised me with a retirement party!

Thank you everyone for a very special day! The send off will be remembered forever!
Bruce

Dave Matthews at The Gorge

A weekend at The Gorge with your friends, favorite band and 20,000 like minded souls should be on your bucket list. We spent 4 nights listening to The Dave Matthews Band, partying with old and new friends and slip-n-sliding until The Gorge Nazi Police shut us down because we might hurt ourselves.

Sprint Boat Races in St. John

What a Hoot! The little community of St. John, Washington puts on one big Sprint Boat race. St. John is a small wheat and barley farming community, where both sides of my family originate from. Not only does this town feed our great country, but they entertain with the warmest of hospitality. Within 10 miles of St. John, every vehicle waved a hello greeting to us. My wife ask if I new them or if they were relatives? I said "no, it is just a friendly community"!

A little history about Sprint Boat Racing in St. John.

A local farmer took an area a little bigger than a football field and carved out a technical course for small jet boats to race against time. These boats can reach a speed of 110 mph on straight-aways, and complete approximately 30 turns in less than 45 seconds. There is a driver and a navigator for each team.

This should also be on everyone's bucket list! Just be prepared to party, as 4000 plus spectators show up with RV's and form a small city for the weekend.

Best Campsite in Washington

We have found the best campsite in Washington. Just a few miles East of Lake Chelan on the mighty Columbia is a Campground called Beebe Bridge Park. Rhonda worked hard for this site, but it was well worth the wait and effort. Lots of grass, boat dock and water-frontage, full hook-up (have to use dump station when you leave), all for $25.00 a night. We are definitely going back!