Tuesday, August 13, 2019

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho 8/13 - 8/17

From: casarollnotes.blogspot.com 
Tim and Linda Bunyan

Coeur d'Alene We have arrived Jim and Linda Drinkard's front yard to find Rob and Sandy Connelly right in the middle of it....so we join, right into the driveway!

Linda greeting us to their neighborhood.
A good road trip connects us with childhood rides with the family station wagon.  A good road trip reminds us of the history and allure of our country provided to us to experience by our designed highway system for all.

Visiting Bill and Jane at their house.....and they are making room in front of Rob and Sandy.  There is something decidedly freeing about hitting the open road.  Traveling in your self-contained world with loved ones and a few possessions tweak a hidden longing we all possess.


Next door to Jim and Linda is the Munster's Mobile.  The young boy from the show is now grown to be near our age.  He shows this vehicle around to Festivals keeping the memories of the show to the next generation.  

Jim and Tim were happy to help polish. Everyone is a movie star!

Jim and Linda have a Birthday Party for Tim, 8/14/1956!
BBQ, cake, and friends: Rob and Sandy and Bill and Jane.

Today we are going boating!  Jim and Bill have partnered this boat moored at the CDA Lake and we are set to spend the day in the warm sunshine and........the water is warm, perfect to dive in and go for a swim from the HouseBoat Dock!  A perfect way to spend the day!!!

 


Packing supplies, Rob with Sandy and Tim at the dock.
 Sandy Connelly
 Tim and Bill
 Bill and Jane, Rob  Sofia and the adopted boy.
 

Tim sitting on the House Boat Dock.  We have the Lake to ourselves ....and an island !!!
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The House Boat 'Rocks'!!! 
 

Sunbathing after our swim!

Rob tames the Mighty Bull!

Bill has IT !!! 
and I've the Horsepower!!! 


Rob and Sandy and Bill and Sandy (pants) !!! 
 



We land back at Bill and Janes's house for comfort and sundown at the balcony patio.

Time to round up the wagons: Jim and Linda, and Rob and Sandy are driving their rigs with us heading south from CDA to Yellowstone National Park !!!





We make an overnight stop at Indian Creek RV Camp Ground in Deer Lodge, Montana




Jim convinces all of us to take a ride into the town of Deer Lodge and we sure are glad he packed us into his car to drive-thru town because we found ourselves a real live RODEO!  The Tri County Fair type and we fit right in with our $5.00 entrance fee at the corral entrance and gain us seats in the stadium for some cowboy roping and rodeo burgers! 
Rob and Sanday and other cowboys too!

The next day Jim with Teddy (Linda is going to meet up as she is on her way to Napa to greet in her new grandchild!)  pull into his Delux RV Campground in West Yellowstone.  It's clean gravel and paved spaces and has full hookups! 

 Tim and Linda stopped by Steve and Rita's Delux fishing hole in Ennis in the Madison Valley along the beautiful Madison River!

 Lewis and Clark traveled nearby at the Caverns on their return trip on Jefferson River, U.S. 359, Cattle Country now.  

We have reached Yellowstone National Park !!!!   Rob and Sandy have remained with Steve and Rita and heading back to their home in Nevada.  Jim is with us and Phil and Tracey Chovanec are greeting us here at the RV Park!  It is wonderful to meet up with friends during our 2019 Travel Tour.....makes the experiences all the 'richer' in memories and shared explorations!!!

We are at Buffalo Crossing RV Park in West Yellowstone

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