Saturday, August 05, 2006
AUGUST OUTING
This is Dad after the cruise.
This is me after the cruise too. 
Saturday Dad and I took the day off and just had some fun. It seems like a long time since we have done that. We drove up to Newport, WA especially to check out a campground that we had previously made reservations at for September 8 and 9th. I think it will be a good one to stay at. We had lunch down by the lake - it was beautiful and serene. From there we drove through Priest River and into Sandpoint. We had reservations for a little cruise around Lake Pend Oreille on the Shawnodese. It was a cute, little cruise vessel that holds about 40 people is all. There is an upper deck with lawn chairs and a lower deck with tables and benches and food and snacks. We sat on the upper deck because we wanted to use the binoculars. We did see an Opsprey flying and also a nest with the mother and babies in. The cruise goes from 2:30 - 4:00 and is most relaxing and so beautiful. Everything was blue - the sky, the mountains and the water. The captain actually constructed the vessel which took him 2 years to accomplish. His wife helps and also gives a really good history and geology lesson of the lake and how the ice dam was formed 17,000 years ago that led to the creation of Lake Pend Oreille. Children that come on the cruise can actually go up by the captain and be "captain of the day". Linda, his wife, takes their picture and gives them all a paper stating they had been captain on board. They have a little white dog whose name is Willie and he goes around and inspects everyone and is very friendly. On our way home, we stopped in Liberty Lake and Palenque and had our dinner. That is the Mexican Restaurant we all went to a couple of years ago. It sure has been a fun day. Hope you enjoy our photos. Their website is www.lakependoreillecruises.com
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