July 21st to 24th - Walla Walla, Burbank

July 21st – Thurs - toWalla Walla
We headed to Walla Walla this morning to attend Terry’s Mom’s funeral. We successfully navigated some narrow lanes on the freeway in Spokane where a lot of road work is underway and arrived at the Blue Valley RV park about 12:30. After registering and setting up, I made lunch and then we went for a drive to locate the cemetery and the funeral home. We picked up a flower arrangement and a bit later went back to the funeral home for the viewing. I found it very bizarre and hope not to have to attend one again! No one else was there so we didn’t tarry long.
Back at the rig, we changed into shorts, turned on the ceiling fan, opened windows and enjoyed a drink and the warm weather. The RV park is next to a golf course so we walked to check it out and chatted with some fellow campers on the way back. The park has cable TV so we OD’d on HGTV and the Golf channel.

July 22nd – Fri
We hung around the rig in the morning, had strawberry shortcake for breakfast and bacon & eggs for lunch.
Ella Mae’s funeral was at 1. Attendees included friends of Don & EllaMae’s from when they lived in Pasco, firefighter co-workers of Terry’s brother Harry, our friends Bill & Georgia and of course all the kids and many of the grandkids. It was a gravesite service with beautiful weather.
After the service, most of us went to The Depot restaurant for a light lunch hosted by Don. It was very nice to meet old friends of the family and to visit with relatives that we don’t see too often.
Then we just let down and relaxed for the rest of the day. We made a quick trip for a few groceries and took another walk to the golf course and around the park but that was it.

July 23rd – Sat – to Burbank WA
Terry had coffee and I had a light breakfast before we headed about 35 miles to see friends Dave & Margo at their lot overlooking the Snake River. They have a house in Walla Walla but they are going to sell it, use the lot in the summer and continue to go south in the winter. They had a huge shop built last winter and have made a flat spot to park their motor home so they work on the lot most of the week and go back to mow their lawns in Walla Walla.
We parked in front of the shop, set up and gave Dave & Margo the “grand tour” of our 5th wheel. Their neighbor Art came by as we were finishing so we sat outside to have coffee & banana bread and visited. The lot is just upstream of Ice Harbor Dam which forms a wide spot called Sacajawea Lake. We walked down to the river and went through the day park, the marina and the RV park. It was quite a bit more exercise walking back up but by then it was time for happy hour. Margo made us all dinner which we ate outside after moving a table into the shade. Then it cooled down quickly so we moved inside for dessert.

July 24th – Sun
Today was the first day this summer that I put shorts on first thing in the morning – it was a gorgeous day. I made jelly biscuits & fruit for all of us for breakfast and after lazing around a while we went to wander around at Ice Harbor Dam (notice the ambitious verbs?!). When we got back, it was time for a snack for lunch followed by moving chairs occasionally to stay in the shade as we talked and enjoyed the view.
We put some beer in a cooler and drove down to the park. Art had asked us to go out on his little houseboat but another couple was with them so we just cooled our feet in the water and then sat in the shade and continued chatting and people watching.
We came back about 5:30 so I could marinate pork chops for my turn to make dinner. The evening cooled off suddenly again about 9:30 so we went our separate ways about 10.