Fort Lewis Lodge

 We are staying at the Charles Lewis Cabin, a lovely single room with high ceilings, a fireplace, a small sofa and relaxing looking leather chairs. Lots of pillows on the bed and sofa. I have been knitting a hat since we left Cville. Rick is outside on the poach reading. I continue up to read Undaunted Courage. I am trying to understand the voyage West.. the chapter I just finished was about the Sioux Indians. It is confrontational. But shots are not fired. I do not know the difference between a keel boat and a perriouge. The perriouge  seems more like a canoe but it has a flat bottom. Both boats use sails sometimes. We have eaten two meals so far. Rick thinks Carol is cooking more vegetables than in her previous meals. There was no meat at breakfast. Last night we had a small chicken theigh.

We went to see the newest purchase of the Crowl family. Beaver Falls  house. We ate lunch on the

Poach. . The cleaning lady let us look at the house. It is on the Calf pasture river. Rick has spent a long time swatting flies which seem to have infested the cabin and poach. 

Today we are just Cruising.

 We had a talk this morning about the Oregon Trail. The economy was in bad shape in the East. The Conestoga Wagon was like a modern day camper. Either mules, oxen or horses drove it. But, we learned most of the time the women walked beside the wagon to listen the load. They used buffalo dung for fuel because because it burned slow and it did not smell bad. 

I am sitting in our room. The weather is perfect. Beside us are high desert mountains. We can see cars on a highway. We also see long trains. Sometimes we see windmills. We have seen small fishing boats too. It is all very peaceful. Rick has been organizing our next cruise. I wrote two postcards.  I try to read Undaunted Courage whenever I can fit it in. 

Today in the Underground

 We rode the bus for 2 hours. We sat in the back seat. I spent money in the gift shop. I buy gifts for my grandkids, mostly. I have not looked at gifts yet. We are parked by a lovely park , people are walking or skateboarding, not many. On the bus ride back we saw a movie about the Manhattan Project. Building the atomic Bomb. I want to learn more. I will read on the internet. I sent a text with pictures to family. Tomorrow I will write post cards. 

Still on the Beach in Oregon

 We are seeing lots of rabbits on the Lawn.we are close to Haystack Rock.i walked down the beach close to the Rock and ask someone to take my picture.

Portal d Oregon

 We had a marvelous visit to Mill Valley to visit our son, daughter in law and Gus a Cole. We picked than up at the school and said goodbye at school Monday morning. We got to see the boys play soccer and Cole also play two games of Basket ball. We ate at inand out and also dinner at the Lumber Yard on the Main Street of Mill valley. The visit was perfect since we had a lot of time to just visit and talk and learn about their life in ill Valley. Liz has opened up her office Sausalito, the next town which is a boat city and a tourist town. We had lunch there. Her office is very small, a box car but she has some clients. Cole can ride his bike to school and home. Gus has made friends and bought a skate board with he money he makes from selling greeting cards. I bought six from him. 

Right now I am in the lobby of the Embacy Suites hotel in Downtown, Portland. Rick went out to pick up our rental car. The hotel lobby is very elaborate. There are many marble pillars which read to an elaborate ceiling.