Bonner County Fair in Sandpoint had just the right mix of farm smells, tractors and food.  We enjoyed huckleberry ice cream, italian sausage, kettle korn, brisket, haystacks and frozen yogurt just in case we hadn’t consumed enough calories!  It was all so yummy.

The fair is definitely not a tourist stop in this quaint lakeside community.  There were no slice’em, dice’em or expensive pots & pans that cook by themselves, just a few local businesses trying to get the word out that they support the community.  There was one lady and her troupe trying to convince teens and their parents to put down the cell phone before they get cancer and one candidate running for the local representative spot.

Conjoined balloons!

We spent a fair amount of time watching this one lady entertain most of the children at the fair!  She needed an assistant!

The evening’s highlight was the barrel racing in the big arena!  The girls were pretty good.  During the practice, warm up we did see one teenage boy on a horse but he didn’t compete!  I say smart young man, pick a sport where it is mostly girls with rich parents and him!  Great way to get a girlfriend!

And I almost forgot, on Tuesday we got or SeaDoo ride. The weather wasn’t the warmest.  In fact a huge cloud descended on the lake just as we were heading out!  Paul loved it cause he hates the sun.  I wanted it hot so I could fall off and go for a swim.  We did learn that next time we get 2, one for each of us because one of us likes to just go straight and fast and the other wants to stir up the lake!  He did release control for about 15 minutes but wanted to get off!  And at the end of the ride, I got to jump in and take a quick swim.  It was amazing.  The water is crystal clear and not too cold.

It’s my Birthday!  When we are out on the road it is mostly lots of fun but I have to admit that on my birthday I am especially home sick!  Paul mostly handles it pretty well unless he misses all the clues!  This year was no different, I really love living our life but I have to admit today I wanted to be home with my girls!  They both called very early in the morning so that helped and then Paul planned us a very nice afternoon including dinner on the lake where he even picked the restaurant, called them and chose my meal, complete with dessert that they don’t even make there!

We head to Sandpoint, Idaho where Paul had made a reservation for us to take a SeaDoo ride.  I love the water and have great memories of houseboating on the Delta with my family and loving the SeaDoo so this was going to be really great!  We arrive there and they have no reservation!  Paul had only left a message, cell service is lousy here or they have lousy bookeeping but they said they called and left a message!  The bad news was they didn’t have anymore openings, the good news was it’s  a cute little town and they were having a craft festival right near the beach!

We enjoyed the craft fair and then I took a plunge into the lake with a little sunbathing afterwards!

Then it was finally time for dinner!  We have been dieting as everyone knows by now so dinner out is a really special treat!  The restaurant was right on the beach so we changed and headed over!  It’s my birthday so of course I’m having a cocktail! or two!!!  Then Paul orders our dinner!  That’s different.  I don’t think I have ever had someone order my food for me!  I didn’t even have to decide between the amazing sounding dishes because he did that for me!  He can be so romantic!

Dinner was wonderful and now for dessert!  I’ve been talking about what I have really been missing and my favorite dessert is a warm brownie topped with really cold vanilla ice cream and a bit of chocolate sauce!  Paul had requested this when he made the reservation and they don’t make it but they make a molten chocolate cake but they don’t have ice cream!  Between Paul and the hostess they had figured we can get the cake to go, walk to the ice cream shop and get a scoop of ice cream and there you go!  That’s what we did!,  The girl in the ice cream shop was impressed that there was that much effort put into dessert!  And it was PERFECTION!!!!

My birthday was almost perfect and I really enjoyed the meal!  The bad news is the scale was not friendly the next morning!  More about that next post!

I got a new bike!

Remember our bikes got stolen in California while waiting for our RV to be repaired!  While we were in Spokane I found a bicycle on Craigslist and we went and bought it!  Craigslist can be creepy and this was no different; two guys hanging out infront of a very rundown shack of a house waiting for us to arrive to buy an bike for $80.  I took it for a test drive and offered them $50.  That was the easiest negotiation I’ve ever done.  As we were loading the bike into the car, the two guys walk off down the street!  Hmm,,  maybe they didn’t even live there?  maybe they were stealing it right then!  Anyway, I got a bike to ride and it is very nice!

We moved today!  Another state on our map!  This is the first trip to Idaho in the new Motorhome so a sticker gets to go onto the map!

We are at the Riley Creek Campground right on the Pend Orielle River/Lake!  They call it a river but it is more like a lake because of the dams.

Beautiful

We will be here a week for more fun in the sun!