The Happenings; Sunday 6/21 through 6/28/15

Well it seems we have settled into a routine I guess.

Sunday - 21- Work at the Brig

Monday - 22 - Work at the Brig

Tuesday -23 - Work at the Brig

Wednesday June 24, 2015

Today we tripped down to Wal-Mart at Hayden and got groceries.  Before we got to the highway, we saw a deer and her little fawn.

 There was a Pot-Luck for the volunteers here at the park. We attended and took a cheese tray and crackers and some little smokies.  

We did some walking and took it easy.

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Today we got around slowly and finally decided to do laundry.  That is just a short jaunt to Bayview.  We took a walk and putzed around.

Friday, June 26, 2015

Today our camphost neighbor left to return back to the real world.  We started a five day stint in the Brig.

Tonight was a beautiful sunset.  I took several pictures.

The new Brig hosts arrived and we met them.  They had a lot of comments about how things were different in the Brig than when they were here last year.

Saturday, June 27, 2015 - Worked in the Brig.

We had a fairly busy day today in the Brig Museum - about 100 people visited.  

It was pretty hot today--95 or 96 degrees.  We went to Athol after supper and got ice cream.  On our way back we saw another momma deer and her fawn!  Cute!

Sunday, June 28, 2015 - Worked in the Brig

Well today was a little slow in the Brig.  We have a radio in there and heard about a comotion at the boat deck.  It seemed they were calling the Sheriff to come out and intervene!  Glad we weren't there!

Another extremely hot day, unprecedented for this time of year in this area, 101 degrees!

There is a high pressure system sitting on top of the area and it looks to be hot for awhile.

Hope this changes soon.  It cuts back on our walking when the weather is so hot.

What has been going on?

Thursday--

We have the same morning routine most days.  Whine about getting up.  Get Dressed.  Walk the dogs.    But walking the dogs is awesome in these surroundings.  The wind, if it blows, does it very gently and we watch the tops of the trees sway gently!  The sun makes the pine needles sparkle. And the smells of pine and flowers is lovely.  Then we get back to the RV and have some breakfast.

Today Steve worked on the awning, to get it unrolled.  Then we took it easy.

In the afternoon we took a drive on a the forest road. We were hunting for Lakeview--did not find it.  But the drive was really nice!  Saw lots of sights.

In the evening we took a walk in the park, down by the viewpoint (where we could see the lake).  Then we drove across the divided highway and walked around Hill camp.   A very nice day.

Friday--

Just another day!  Today was shopping at Walmart day...this was improved by getting a Frosty at Wendy's!

This evening we sat out and visited with Martina (our co-museum host) and her fella Jim. They had a fire going and so we enjoyed the visit!

Saturday--

After the routine morning chores. Steve rinsed his pickup off and watered our new gravel, to help keep the dust down.  We were quite brave today and undertook the Highline Trail to Buttonhook Bay.  This was a great accomplishment for us.  The trail was very steep and went downhill seriously!  And what goes down, must come back up.  We had to be very careful, because there were roots, rocks, and a few stumps in the trail.  I told Steve I did not want to break a hip doing this!

We took about 2 hours to climb down and back up!  It took a lot of rest breaks!  No kidding!

Wednesday - June 16, 2015 Laundry

This morning we got up a little later.  We took a pretty good walk this morning, through the woods and back through part of Ward Loop campground. I finished reading a book I had started and then we decided that we better get the laundry done.  So after lunch, we went to Bayview and did laundry.  This also requires having an ice cream cone!

Since we did not have any dogs with us after doing the laundry, we went to Beaver Bay.  This is the swim beach area at Farragut State Park.  It is really nice.  You go down a steep hill to access the lake.  I saw a duck with a purple head (no idea what kind). 

 We saw some kids paddling a canoe!  They were cute!  

When we finished this and got back to the RV, we took a little rest,then had supper.  We were going to watch TV, but couldn't find anything interesting.  So at 8:30 we went walking and driving to see deer.  We saw 6 deer- but I didn't get pictures of them.  I got my 10,000 steps today! Woo Hoo!

Saturday through Tuesday, Museum Hosting June 13-16, 2015

Saturday 

Today at the museum, we had a wonderful visitor.  He had done his training here in 1944.  He and I had a great visit.  He told me a few interesting stories and explained some of the day to day life here at Farragut Naval Training Station.  He told me about the shenanigans that the recruits would play on each  other.  He remembered how to do the signal light and explained the insignia on several of the uniforms.  He was 89 years old and very sharp.  He attended Gonzaga and became a civil engineer after WWII.  Anyway he made my day as a museum host!

We drove to Bayview for supper (about 3-4 miles) and had supper at Captain D's.  We had fish and chips which was good.  We were going to eat outside, but it smelled too fishy! So we ate inside and looked at the boats.  Since we left the dogs at the RV we drove around Bayview and up Cape Horn Road.  

We enjoyed the views of Lake Pend Oreille and more beautiful sunset pictures.

Sunday

We had another visitor who had been stationed here for his basic training.  He wasn't as talkative as the guy we had yesterday, but still very nice and great to see.

Monday

Today is the day we get new gravel for our sites at the museum.  We got up at 6:00 AM, walked the dogs and had our breakfast.  We needed to move the RV out of the way so the gravel could be delivered and spread out.  We decided to drive into town and fill up the RV with gas. That way if we needed to turn on the air conditioner we could use the generator, while parked in the parking lot. While we were in Athol, we went by the Auto Parts Store to have them check one of our batteries, because the generator wouldn't start without a jump.  A nice lady checked the battery and it was good.  When we returned to the Museum and parked though, the generator wouldn't start again!  Steve finally found a loose battery cable connection and that seemed to fix it! Yea!

Next up we opened the museum and made sure it was tidy.  Steve dusted off the fire truck and the other truck.  He also cleaned the glass cases. I counted the donations and checked out how many visitors we had. 

Even though we were tired tonight, we wanted to have a campfire.  We went down to Whitetail camping loop and saw John for some firewood and a nice chat about the deer we all check for most nights!

Tuesday

Somewhat slow today!

Days Off! Wednesday, Thursday, Friday June 10,11,12, 2015

Wednesday

Today was shopping day, plus we slept in a little late.  First we went to Sports Authority in Hayden, ID to get Steve some hiking shoes and me a new chair!  I also got some low cut hiking shoes.  Next up was O'Reilly's for some JB Weld to try to re-attach (the 2nd time) the hinge of the hood to the fiberglass body of the RV.  Then the wonderful trip to Walmart for all the other needed supplies.  When we got home we were tired!  We grilled steak on our charcoal grill tonight, then had a fire for S'mores.  Martina joined us at the fire and we had a nice visit!

Thursday

Today we hung out at the RV.  Our first order of business was to straighten things up inside.  We had a lot of stuff out of place.  We have to move the RV bright and early on Monday morning so a load of gravel can be delivered for the RV pad site.  We also had to go into Athol and get a few other items that Steve needed for the hood/hinge repair.  Then Steve spent awhile working on prepping the spot for the hinge.  I took a short nap, then held tools while he attached the hinge.  We are hoping it holds this time. A few shots from the Kelso Lake Drive!

Friday

Today we went sight-seeing.

Driving into Sandpoint alongside the stunning Lake Pend Oreille!

 We drove to Bonner's Ferry.  It was a lovely drive and we admired all the beautiful views along the way.  This is the forest office at Sandpoint.

 We saw the beautiful Kootenai River and decided that we need to return to see their museum.

  We had the dogs with us and did not want to leave them in the pickup too long, even though the weather was much cooler today.  

We went to the wildlife refuge hoping to spot a moose.  We did not see a moose but did see a deer and some other birds. 

We returned home and had a pizza, salad and strawberries in the RV.  

Next we took a pretty nice walk around Bennion loop and checked out part of the trail to Bayview.  After that we took the pickup to the other side of the divided highway and looked for deer.  We saw 3 deer.  Most evenings, when we ride around we see deer! 

Monday & Tuesday, June 8 & 9, 2015

Monday

Opened and worked at the museum today!  We had an interesting visitor today - the Sheriff's Citizen Patrol.  He told us lots of stories, not sure which ones we believe.  Anyway he gave us some ideas on where to go look for moose!  Hopefully we get a chance to check that out.  Kelso Lake.... here we come on one of our next days off .

Tuesday

Worked at the museum.  There were not too many visitors today.  This makes the day pass slower.  I try to type on the blog and work jigsaw puzzles on the iPad these days.  We always take a pretty nice walk morning and evening with the dogs.  We explore different spots in the park. 

This park is amazing!  The scenery is great and there are lots of activities.  If you are ever in the area -you should visit this park.  There is camping, biking, hiking, swimming, disc golf, remote control airplane flying, horseback riding, wildlife watching, shooting range.

Saturday and Sunday, June 6 & 7, 2015

Saturday -

We mulled around what to do today, and finally decided we better get some laundry done.  We also had need of wifi - and the laundry has good wifi.  

We saw this really cool car at the laundromat and had a good hamburger there also (Ralph's Coffee Shop & Laundry). 

On our excursion around the park later in the evening we saw several deer right near the Brig Museum.  We drove over to the north road and saw a porcupine on our way there -- no picture - he skedaddled very quickly.  We saw even more deer and Steve tried to take some pictures with the good camera.  Additionallywe saw a hummingbird hanging around the Brig.

Sunday - 

Just a do nothing day.  I guess some days we just have to take it easy.  We did go down by the Lake later in the day and watched the boats after hiking to a bench.  

We hiked a little further and found the fireplace and foundation ruins of the Anti-Aircraft firing range that was in use during WW II.

On our way back to the pickup a deer was in the hiking trail, right in front of us!  He quickly went about his business.  We really enjoy walking the trails around here, love the smells and flowers and sights and animals we see.

Another day in the park.