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2018 Viaggiatore
May 6-8
8 maggio 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
Good traveling weather for the first leg of our journey to our home base in Boring, Oregon. Spent Sunday night in Yreka, California.
Monday we continued north to Coburg, Oregon where we spent the night in the service center parking lot at "Camp Monaco". As luck would have it we canceled our appointment for service as our home on wheels is running superbly.
While in the area we took Kuma to our favorite self serve dog wash for a shampoo and grooming.
Tuesday we enjoyed pretty spring blooms on our way to Boring.Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
May 9-18
18 maggio 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
As always we've been catching up with doctor, dentist, veterinarian, hair stylist and automotive appointments during our stay at home base not to mention time spent with family and friends.
Had dinner with Kelsie, Kyle and Kelly at Thien Hong; Mother's Day dinner with Sharon, Larry and Kyle followed by speedminton and cards; girls night out with Jan and Terri for dinner and martinis at Bumper's Grill & Bar.Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
May 19-28
28 maggio 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
We've enjoyed our time at our home base spending time with friends and family and giving our home a thorough cleaning.
We had breakfast at the Cameo Cafe where my mother in law, Sharon, worked for many years; met former co-workers Renay and Deanna at Petit Provence for lunch; visited the dear departed at Willamette, Lincoln and Rose City cemeteries; dinner with the kids at Bernie's Southern Bistro; pizza at the Double Mt Taphouse with Dean and Lesa; grilling with the Giltz clan.
On to Lake Simtustus for our annual June fishing trip.Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
May 29-June 6
6 giugno 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
Back to Lake Simtustus for our annual month of good fishing, friends and food.http://www.lakesimtustusresort.com/
As usual we were joined by Leslie & Chad and Kathy & Jim for the month as well as reuniting with friends who stay for a night or two, a week or the season.
A big thank you to park owner Debi for hosting a party for the many Debbies who
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2018 Viaggiatore
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June 7-9
9 giugno 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
Bird watching, kayaking and fishing...
the fun continues! Leslie's sister Carol and brother in law Gary joined us for a day of fishing during their stay.
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2018 Viaggiatore
June 10-18
18 giugno 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
Fishing continues to be good. We've smoked over 120 trout so far! My sister Marcia came for two nights and as usual cooked us two delicious meals. We held the first heat of our 3rd annual fishing derby, men against women. So far the guys are ahead by two. 😒
Our son Kyle came with his girlfriend Kelly for Father's Day weekend. Actually she's now his fiancee as they announced their engagement!!! 💟💍🥂🎉😊
Monday Chad and Leslie hosted a build your own pizza dinner attended by Jim & Kathy, us and our former neighbors Mike & Paula. Fun and delicious!Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
June 19-28
28 giugno 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
We had a wonderful month at Lake Simtustus relaxing, reading (9 books), fishing, eating, drinking, playing cards, and visiting. Kuma was in doggy heaven wandering around our campsite and fetching his floating toy from the lake. Randy caught a 17 1/2 inch rainbow trout and with my expert netting skills we managed to land it in the live well. We enjoyed two scrumptious smoked corned beefs braised in stout beer prepared by Randy for his early birthday celebration. We completed our fishing derby with the boys beating the girls by six fish. Thursday night we had a farewell campfire and sing along at Jim and Kathy's.Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
June 29-July 7
7 luglio 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
Hwy 26 was closed due to an accident so we took the scenic route back to our home base. Though it added an hour to our trip it was a beautiful drive over Mt Hood to Hood River then west along the Columbia. We came home to a yummy birthday dinner prepared by Randy's mom, Sharon.
Last Saturday we returned to our old neighborhood to attend Bubba's Bad Ass Barbecue for the first time in 5 years. Had a good time catching up with our former neighbors and eating Gary's delicious beef ribs. Thank you so much Gary and Barbara for your hospitality and friendship.
Sunday the kids brought over two pizzas from Giuseppe's, Randy's favorite, to celebrate his 63rd birthday. We had a great afternoon visiting, playing gonad-a-toss, aka ladder ball, and enjoying the desserts made by Sharon.
During the week we caught up on doctor appointments, picked raspberries, smoked five pastramis and visited family.
Today we picked 6 gallons of blueberries with friends and family. Many thanks to Tom and Allison for allowing us to harvest their fantastic berries every year.
After picking Jim (Allison's uncle) and Kathy came over for pie that I made from the last of last year's berries.Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
July 8-15
15 luglio 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Sunday we went to our neighbors, Kathy and Rick's, for cocktails, conversation and Kathy's homemade deserts... yum!
They have a beautifully landscaped property including a pond with some monster koi.
Monday we met our pickleball pals, Jim and Angie, for lunch in Wilsonville. They spend half the year in Dalles, Oregon. Next time we see them will be this winter in SoCal.
Friday we headed north to Gig Harbor, Washington to visit Gary and Carrie and see their new home. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gig_Harbor,_Was… Carrie made a delicious pizza for lunch and Gary prepared cedar planked salmon for dinner. We were joined by their son Martin and his friend Kelly. We haven't seen Martin in six years and now he's an officer in the Marine Corp. Saturday morning we took a long walk around the harbor with a stop at Heritage Distilling for a tasting.
https://heritagedistilling.com/
Later that afternoon Gary treated us to a two hour boat tour of the harbor, under the Narrows Bridge, Point Defiance and Salmon Beach. We saw harbor seals and bald eagles and learned a lot about the area's history. http://destinyharbortours.com/
We ended our day with a scrumptious dinner at Morso. Sunday we enjoyed breakfast on the deck at Netshed No.9.
Many thanks Gary and Carrie for your hospitality, friendship and sharing your beautiful new home with us.Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
July 16-25
25 luglio 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
We've spent the last 10 days catching up with friends and family, dinner with the kids; lunch with Auntie Mary; attending the bridal shower of cousin Stanley's daughter Elizabeth; visit with cousin Sharon; dinner party at Carl and Val's; celebrated Kelsie's birthday at Bang Bang PDX followed by doughnuts at Annie's. http://www.bangbangpdx.com/
We also invested in a new Sea Eagle kayak as our old one was getting long in the tooth after 14 years. This one has a little trolling motor for fishing...I'll no longer have to be Randy's
"Debinrude" when he's fishing! We're heading up to Washington for the next six weeks and are looking forward to getting her on the water.
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2018 Viaggiatore
July 26-29
29 luglio 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Thursday we headed to Elma, Washington for the first leg of a 6-7 week tour of Washington state. There's not much to do in Elma but it's a good base for exploring the region and a pleasant 10°-15° cooler than Boring.
Friday we visited Olympia's Farmer's Market
http://www.olympiafarmersmarket.com/and the adjoining Port Plaza before taking a self guided tour of the capitol building and grounds.
Sunday we went to Ocean Shores for lunch, took a short walk along the beach and jetty and stopped for a bike ride in Hoquiam on our way home.Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
July 30-August 1
1 agosto 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
We've been curious about the two nuclear cooling towers across hwy 12 so on Monday we checked them out. What was to be the Satsop Nuclear Power Plant is now the Satsop Business Park.https://www.satsop.com/
We've also seen thousands of diesel powered Volkswagens parked in lots at the business park and around Hoquiam. Apparently they're waiting to be fixed after the recall.
http://www.thedailyworld.com/news/port-pasha-be…
We continued to Westport for lunch and a long walk along Main Street and the marina. On the way home we tasted wine and strolled the gardens at Westport Winery. https://www.westportwinery.com/
Wednesday we drove into Olympic National Park/Forest and historic Lake Quinault Lodge where we hiked 5+ miles through the rain forest on the Quinault Loop Trail then stopped to admire the world's largest sitka spruce. http://rainforestgetaways.com/html/valley_of_ra…https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/olympic/recarea…
Thursday we move east for a two week stay in Silver Creek.Leggi altro
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The hike must have been beautiful!
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2018 Viaggiatore
August 2-6
2 agosto 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Thursday we cruised southeast to Paradise RV Campground. Though far from paradise it will suffice for the next two weeks. We strolled Old Town Chehalis had lunch and provisioned.
Friday we checked out Mayfield and Riffe lakes for places to launch the new kayak for her maiden voyage.
Sunday found us back in Chehalis to bike the Willapa Hills State Park Trail. The trail is beautiful and took us through farmland and forest with Newaukum and Chehalis River crossings. Blackberries along the trail were yummy! http://parks.state.wa.us/1023/Willapa-Hills-Trail
Following our ride we had a delicious lunch at Jeremy's Farm to Table Restaurant and Market.
http://www.jeremysfarmtotable.com/
Sunday we relaxed away the morning then took a ride to Mayfield Dam.
Monday we celebrated our 41st wedding anniversary by launching our new kayak into Lake Mayfield at Ike Kinswa State Park. We spent three fun hours paddling and motoring around the lake and up the Tilton River... a perfect day! Love the new kayak, it's faster and tracks better than our old one and the little trolling motor will be great for fishing or when we want a break from paddling.
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Happy Anniversary you 2 lovebirds💜
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2018 Viaggiatore
August 7-13
13 agosto 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F
We've been exploring the area around Silver Creek, the Chehalis Farmer's Market; Cowlitz Falls Dam; harvested blackberries for blackberry margaritas; Taidnapam Park; Kelly's Corner Cafe for breakfast.
Friday I returned to Portland to attend the Oregon Nikkei Endowment's Annual Banquet. My Uncle Kay was the recipient of the Heart of the Community Award...our family is very proud of his contributions to the Japanese American community. Thanks to my sister Marcia for speaking on behalf of the Endo family.
http://www.oregonnikkei.org/
Monday we went to the Cowlitz Salmon Hatchery to watch them sort the returning salmon. We arrived at 7:30, were told they'd be starting late and to return at 10:30....we returned only to be told they'd just finished. 😣
We checked out Mayfield Resort and Marina where we'd taken water-skiing lessons about 30 years ago and stopped at DeGoede Gardens on the way home.
Our stay at Paradise Campground has been more like purgatory. Their well can't keep up so the park has been without water for almost three days. Was supposed to be "fixed" by Monday at the latest but wasn't so we departed. Traveled east on hwy 12 for a 10 night stay at Maple Grove Resort in Randle, Washington situated on the banks of the Cowlitz River.
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2018 Viaggiatore
August 14-17
17 agosto 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌫 70 °F
It was very smokey our first three days in Randle. Tuesday we attempted a long bike ride but only made seven miles before our eyes were burning and throats were scratchy. Wednesday we went to Mt Rainier National Park and toured the Ohanapecosh Visitors Center.https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/ohanapec…
Didn't hike or tour further into the park due to smoke and poor visibility. Thursday was a bit better so we took Kuma swimming at Scanawa Lake before going to Bear Ridge Smokehouse and Meat Market in Morton for a T-bone and smoked beef sticks. We've been harvesting blackberries, plums and apples here at the park.
Today we headed back to Mt Rainier National Park and hiked the Silver Falls Loop/Grove of the Patriarchs trails...beautiful! I talked Randy into stopping at the White Pass Country Museum in Packwood on the way home. http://whitepasscountrymuseum.org/Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
August 18-21
21 agosto 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌫 81 °F
Saturday we shopped the farmers markets in Packwood and Randle. Spent Sunday and Monday with domestic chores, reading and relaxing. We went to Sunrise at Mt Rainier National Park on Tuesday. Visited the Day Lodge and Visitors Center then hiked the Emmons Vista and Silver Forest trails. Panoramic views of the mountain while strolling through wildflowers. We enjoyed a beautiful hike and it was great to get above some of the wildfire smoke.
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2018 Viaggiatore
August 22
22 agosto 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ 🌫 81 °F
We had a fantastic day visiting Paradise on Mt Rainier. Spent the first part of our day touring the Jackson Visitors Center and the Paradise Inn before hiking the Nisqually Vista Trail. We took a short break for lunch then hiked the Deadhorse Creek and the Moraine trails. We continued onto the non-maintained portion of Moraine trail and were rewarded with sweeping vistas and solitude. Our best day of hiking so far with great views of the mountain, wildflower meadows, marmots, chipmunks, butterflies and the sound of avalanches. https://www.nps.gov/mora/planyourvisit/paradise…
Tomorrow we head east for a twelve night stay at O'Sullivan Sportsman Resort near Potholes State Park.Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
August 23-28
28 agosto 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Thursday we traveled northeast over White Pass to O'Sullivan Sportsman Resort in Othello, Washington...the nicest campground so far with green grass, spacious sites, swimming pool and pickleball!https://campnative.com/campgrounds/usa/wa/othel… The wildfire smoke has followed us. 🙁
Saturday morning we provisioned at the most excellent Moses Lake Farmers Market followed by pizza and a flight of beer at Guido's Brick oven Pizza.
Sunday we met some nice folks at the pickleball courts and got about four hours of play in. Finally... no smoke! 😄
Monday morning we rode our bikes over to Potholes State Park. http://parks.state.wa.us/568/Potholes
Spent the afternoon driving to Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park and surrounding region. Also saw some big horn sheep grazing in someone's yard. http://parks.state.wa.us/288/Ginkgo-Petrified-F…
Today we visited Ephrata and Soap Lake. The mud and minerals in the lake are supposed to have healing properties. I do know my feet were really soft after mucking around in the water and mud. https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-freaky-…
This is beautiful country with acres of corn, fruit trees and fields of sunflowers.Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
August 29-September 3
3 settembre 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
This past week we've explored Corral Lake and Potholes Reservoir in our kayak. Lot's of wildlife, especially birds...pelicans, gulls, egrets, cranes and a variety of shorebirds.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potholes_Reservoir Thursday we stopped at the Drumheller Channels Overlook on our way to Othello for a delicious meal at Taqueria Guerrero and shopping at the Old Hotel Arts and Crafts Center.
Tomorrow we head southwest to Sunnyside, Washington.Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
September 4-6
6 settembre 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
Arrived at Sunnyside RV Park in Sunnyside, Washington. A windy 90 minute drive south through the Hanford Reach, uneventful except for about 3 miles of blowing dust with very poor visibility. We visited the Yakama Nation Museum in Toppenish http://www.yakamamuseum.com/museum.php followed by our best Mexican meal of this trip at Los 3 Panchos, a true dive but oh so delicioso 😋. We also took a walking tour of downtown Toppenish to view their murals. https://www.visittoppenish.com/blank
Wednesday we took a tour of the Prosser wine country. https://www.tourprosser
.com/wineries.html
Tastings at Desert Wind (our favorite), 14 Hands, Alexandria Nicole, Kestrel (where we harvested vegetables and grapes as well) and Airfield. We ended our day sampling and purchasing products at Chukar Cherries. https://www.chukar.com/
Thursday we had lunch and a walking tour of historic downtown Yakima then drove through the Zillah wine country. http://www.gotastewine.com/zillah-wineries.php No tasting today as I'd "over tasted" yesterday. On our way back to Sunnyside we visited the Teapot Gas Station.
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2018 Viaggiatore
September 7-9
9 settembre 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Arrived Friday at Peach Beach RV Park south of Goldendale, Washington on the Columbia River.
After taking Kuma for a swim and buying some peaches at a fruit stand we had a nice visit with cousin Alison who lives in Goldendale.
Saturday we spent the morning at Maryhill Museum of Art. It's fantastic and is a definite must see in the area. http://www.maryhillmuseum.org/mobile
We rounded out our day tasting wine at Rob Williams and Maryhill wineries. We spent an hour listening to music and sharing a bottle of wine on Maryhill's patio while enjoying beautiful views of the Columbia River Gorge.
Today we took a bike ride through the orchards and vineyards surrounding us as well as the state campground adjoining our park, ending our afternoon ride at Waving Tree tasting room.
We head back to our home base in Boring tomorrow.Leggi altro
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2018 Viaggiatore
September 10-22
22 settembre 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
We've had a busy two weeks... as always visiting family and friends and getting caught up on motorhome and personal maintenance.
We celebrated my mother-in-law, Sharon's, birthday as well as Kyle's 30th and Kuma's 12th.
Last Saturday we attended my cousin's wedding. A beautiful celebration in an awesome venue. Congratulations Elizabeth and Brian! 💖🥂
Yesterday we took Sharon and Auntie Aki to Tony Starlight's 25th Anniversary Show at the Alberta Rose Theater. Very entertaining... good music and lots of laughs. http://www.tonystarlight.com/
Sunday we're heading to Nehalem Bay State Park for 5 nights then to Seaside for 11 nights.Leggi altro
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Family is everything.
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2018 Viaggiatore
September 23-27
27 settembre 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
We had five gorgeous days at Nehalem Bay State Park. https://oregonstateparks.org/index.cfm?do=parkP… We enjoyed beautiful weather with temperatures in the high 60's to mid 70's. Our friends Linda and Dennis camped for three nights. We had dinner in Wheeler at the Salmonberry Saloon Sunday night, the guys fished for perch on Monday. Tuesday Randy and I headed to Tillamook for cheese, smoked meat and seafood. https://www.tillamook.com/
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Wednesday we rode our bikes to Manzanita and strolled the main drag. Thursday we visited the shops in Nehalem, took a long beach walk then were pleasantly surprised by a visit from Jim, Kathy and Denise. 😊 Later that evening we visited with Rebecca and Tom, friends of friends we met in Desert Hot Springs.
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2018 Viaggiatore
September 28-October 3
3 ottobre 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 55 °F
Friday we had a beautiful drive up to Seaside RV Resort. Sunday we stopped at two of our "must visit" places when we're in the area...the Bowpicker for delicious fish and chipshttp://www.bowpicker.com/ and the Astoria Sunday Market for produce and food cart goodies. We also did a walking tour and stopped at the Pilot House Distillery for a flight of vodkas and gin.
They have pickleball at our park so we've been spending our mornings on the courts, weather permitting. As always we've met new friends playing this awesome sport, most of whom know people that we've met in Desert Hot Springs... small world. We've also been riding our bikes on the Prom and through the neighborhoods of Seaside.
This afternoon we biked Astoria's Riverwalk
http://www.discoverourcoast.com/astoria-and-war… then headed back to Seaside for some delicious Italian cuisine at Nonni's. http://www.nonnisitalianbistro.com/
We ended our day, my birthday, watching the sun set on the Pacific.Leggi altro
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October 4-12
12 ottobre 2018, Stati Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 59 °F
We departed Seaside for Coburg on the 9th. The weather was evenly divided between partly sunny and constant drizzle our last four days at the beach. Dry days were spent on the pickleball courts, wet days we enjoyed fish & chips and fish tacos at Grizzly Tuna and driving into Cannon Beach for eggs benedict and marionberry scones at Lazy Susan's. We had a fantastic stay and hope to see some of our new friends when we head south this winter.
Beautiful weather for our annual stay at "Camp Monaco" in Coburg where we went for some minor fixes and adjustments to the coach. Washed the salt water and sand from Kuma and gave him a light clipping. Spent three mornings at Meadow Park playing pickleball with a great bunch of people... all eight courts full every morning with players waiting to rotate in.
Tomorrow we head back to our home base in Boring for two and a half weeks before hitting the road again.Leggi altro
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