Whoops, the storm is over—just that fast. Last Saturday, the Salem farm market provided us with delicious strawberries, flavorful corn, crunchy string-less beans, and yummy, scrumptious tomatoes. We hoped to redo it again this morning. Even if we didn’t buy a bite, just sitting and watching the the people is worth the drive down town!
We are parked in one of our favorite places—the Salem Elks’ RV Park at $17 a night. Behind the camper is a field usually filled with delicious blackberries. Unfortunately, the rain shortage this summer didn’t allow the wild plants a chance to produce many fat, juicy berries.
This picture shocked me a bit yesterday.
We refueled the truck here a week ago at $3.99 a gallon. Ouch! A 36 cent jump in a week, but wait, it was $4.09 just two days ago!
We did a quick tour of downtown with a stop at the State Capitol.
As I was taking the photos, a young man stopped to tell me that the marble was from a place about 8 miles from his home in Alaska. I don’t know if it is true, but the marble is exquisite. The inside of the rotunda is stunning:
Salem has many beautiful sights. We have enjoyed 9 days of getting Larry’s lab tests done (we are good for another month) of as well as fitting in sightseeing and shopping, and tomorrow we are moving up to Vancouver, WA. We will be up there a week before returning to Salem for a few weeks for R & R.
We discovered a super way to avoid the long, hot slog over to Boise, ID. We are importing three of the four most important people to us: our son Chad, his wife Natalie and our grandson, Alika. Unfortunately, our favorite granddaughter Chelise’s schedule wouldn’t allow her to fit in this trip. Maybe we can fly her to Texas when we are home??
Natalie’s parents and her sister live in the Vancouver, WA, area—so both sides of our families will get a chance to see and enjoy our loved ones. It was a win-win solution!
More from Vancouver, WA next week!
Nice that you're getting to do so much touring, and family visits, too! But, oh those fuel prices - Wow!
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